淋 (lam4 | lin2 lin4) : drench; pour; sprinkle; filter

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淋

lam4

lin2 lin4

[粵] lam4 [國] lin2
[1] drench; pour; soak
[2] sprinkle; spatter; spray

[粵] lam4 [國] lin4
filter; strain

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

淋

This word has been viewed 8121 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Dec 2014 14:28

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淋花 lam4 faa1 = water the garden 粵

冰淇淋 bing1 kei4 lam4 bing1 qi2 lin2 = ice-cream 國

血淋淋 hyut3 lam4 lam4 xue4 lin2 lin2 (PRC), xie3 lin2 lin2 (Taiwan) = descriptive of pouring, dripping; bloody in appearance

淋水 lam4 seoi2 = to water; to put water onto something

淋濕 lam4 sap1 = to get soaked

淋濕衫 lam4 sap1 saam1 = to get soaked to the skin

淋濕身 lam4 sap1 san1 = to get soaked to the skin

淋症 lam4 zing3 = gonorrhea (also 淋病)

淋巴 lam4 baa1 lin2 ba1 = lymph; lymphatic

生沙淋 saang1 saa1 lam4 = trouble with urinary stones; kidney stones
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 淋
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