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[1] [adj] overcast; cloudy; gloomy [2] [n] shade; back side; dark side [3] [n] yin (female/passive/negative principle in nature, as opposed to yang 陽) [4] [adj] covert; crafty; treacherous [5] [n] private parts (esp of the female) [6] [n] nether world; Hades; hell [7] [n] north of a hill or south of a river [8] [粵] [v] trick; cheat; betray Additional PoS: Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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陰 / 阴 | ||
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陰間 jam1 gaan1 = nether world; afterworld 陰曆 jam1 lik6 = lunar calendar; Chinese calendar 陰陽 jam1 joeng4 = yin and yang 陰功 jam1 gung1 = [粵]cruel; pitiable;[國]good deeds done in secret 陰謀 jam1 mau4 = plot; conspiracy 陰暗 jam1 am3 = dim 陰天 jam1 tin1 = cloudy sky 陰濕 jam1 sap1 = wicked; malevolent; tricky 粵 陰莖 jam1 ging3 = penis 陰森 jam1 sam1 = gloomy, eerie See all 86 compounds (CantoDict reports 91 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 陰
當日天陰陰,落雨絲濕噉,一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感 粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house. Legend 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. |