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  sim4 jam4   jyutping
  yan2   pinyin
[1] eaves
[2] edge; brim


1. Jyutping sim4 is literary reading; jam4 is colloquial.
2. has a variant form [jim4] which is less popular in HK and Taiwan.
noun
Stroke count: 19
Level: 1
Radical: (#118)

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

This word has been viewed 3090 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Feb 2012 04:14

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detail  sim4 pung4  yan2 peng2 = eaves
detail  uk1 sim4  wu1 yan2 = eaves
detail  ngaa5 jim4 hau2   = the eaves of a house
detail  fei1 sim4 zau2 bek3   = make one's way over roofs and walls
detail  fei1 sim4  fei1 yan2 = cornice

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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