啱 (ngaam1 aam1 | yan2) : correct; suitable for; by chance

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啱

ngaam1 aam1

yan2

[1] be suitable for; fit in with | [國] 合適, 合意
[2] correct; accurate; appropriate | [國] 正確, 對
[3] by chance; by coincidence | [國] 湊巧, 剛好
[4] just now; a moment ago; a short while ago | [國] 剛才, 剛剛

啱 [ngaam1] is not a hypercorrect sound. This sound (with ng initial) plus its meanings are actually borrowed from the Zhuang language (壯語) which is still widely used in Guangxi province. Read more in our forums.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

啱

Don't confuse with:
岩

This word has been viewed 24755 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jan 2014 03:48

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唔啱 m4 ngaam1 = incorrect; not proper 粵

咁啱 gam3 ngaam1 = what a coincidence; by chance 粵

啱key ngaam1 ki1 = sounds right; suitable; appropriate 粵

唔啱key m4 ngaam1 ki1 = discordant 粵

啱啱 ngaam1 ngaam1 = just now 粵

咁啱嘅 gam3 ngaam1 ge3*2 = what a coincidence 粵

啱feel ngaam1 feel = feels right; feels good 粵

唔啱feel m4 ngaam1 feel = does not feel right; bad vibes 粵

啱啱好 ngaam1 ngaam1 hou2 = just right 粵

啱傾 ngaam1 king1 = interested in the same topic 粵
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Showing all 16 examples containing 啱

佢啱啱走咗粵
He just left.
[Lit. He just now go already]

佢啱啱由倫敦過嚟粵
He's just come from London.
[Lit. he just-now from London over come.]

聖誕節最啱一家人團聚粵
Christmas is a time for family.

呢份工啱晒佢做。粵
This job is fit for him.

都係我唔啱! 粵
It's all my fault!

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

啱換咗嘅新門鎖反而重𣲷粵
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.

呢篇文講緊一個啱啱死嘅人。粵
This article is about a recently deceased person.
[(Wikipedia)]

呢杯酒冇咁掯，啱你飲粵
This glass of wine is not so strong; suitable for you.

呢度啱啱線放得雪櫃粵
This place is just nice for a fridge

人哋啱啱學廣東話，發音唔準，你就唔好嘥人啦。粵
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]

當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

學校咁大﹐唔知去邊度搵佢至啱。粵
The school is so big. I wonder which way I should actually go to find him.
[唔知 ("don't know") and 至啱 ("most correct") function as a split phrase. The slot between them can be filled by any verb phrase of interrogative nature. ]

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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Unicode code for this character: U+5571 (off-site link)

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