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  jim2   jyutping
  yan3   pinyin
[1] cover; hide; conceal
[2] shut; close
[3] attack by surprise; ambush and attack


verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 5640 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2010 14:36

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detail  jim2 sik1  yan3 shi4 = to conceal a mistake; cover-up; camouflage
detail  jim2 wu6  yan3 hu4 = screen; shield; cover; camouflage
detail  jim2 goi3  yan3 gai4 = cover; conceal
detail  gaai2 sik1 dang2 jyu1 jim2 sik1   = one tries to find an excuse when explaining; talk bullshit
detail  ze1 jim2  zhe1 yan3 = to cover, overspread. envelop, cover up, hide, conceal
detail  jim2 mun4  yan3 men2 = close the door
detail  jim2 maai4 coeng4  yan3 mai2 chang3 = landfill
detail  jim2 maai4  yan3 mai2 = to shut but not completely; to bury
detail  seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5  xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3 = as sudden as lightning
detail  jim2 ji5 dou6 ling4  yan3 er3 dao4 ling2 = deceive oneself
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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