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  lam4   jyutping
  lin2   pinyin
[1] look down from above; overlook
[2] face; be near; be on the point of
[3] arrive; reach; descend
[4] copy (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc)


verb
Stroke count: 17
Level: 2
Radical: (#131)

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

This word has been viewed 10022 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jan 2012 14:18

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detail  gong3 lam4 zit3  jiang4 lin2 jie2 = Advent (four week period before Christmas)
detail  lam4 bit6  lin2 bie2 = at parting
detail  laa4 laa4 lam4  na2 na2 lin2 = hurry up
detail  gong3 lam4  jiang4 lin4 = to befall
detail  loi4 lam4  lai2 lin2 = approach, come closer
detail  gwong1 lam4  guang1 lin2 = (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
detail  lam4 si4  lin2 shi2 = temporary, interim
detail  min6 lam4  mian4 lin2 = be faced with (a problem); be confronted with
detail  lam4 cong4  lin2 chuang2 = clinical
detail  lam4 tau4   = befall; happen
See all 85 compounds (CantoDict reports 89 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 臨
detail 捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
detail 每晚臨瞓一定會祈禱
Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.

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