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  haam4   jyutping
  xian2   pinyin
[1] salty; salted; pickled
[2] [] pornographic; lecherous
[3] [] dirty, grubby


is also a traditional character with a different meaning.
adjective
Stroke count: 20
Level: 1
Radical: (#197)

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

This word has been viewed 12980 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Mar 2012 12:23

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detail  haam4 aap3 daan6*2   = salted duck egg
detail  haam4 jyu4*2  xian2 yu2 = salted fish; dead body
detail  haam4 juk6  xian2 rou4 = salted meat; bacon
detail  haam4 seoi2   = salt water
detail  haam4 coi3   = pickled vegetables
detail  haam4 daan6*2   = salted egg
detail  haam4 seoi2 jyu4*2  xian2 shui3 yu2 = a saltwater fish
detail  haam4 haam4*2 dei6*2   = a little salty
detail  haam4 sap1 lou2   = lecherous man
detail  haam4 seoi2 gok3*2  xian2 shui3 jiao3 = deep fried dumpling containing pork and a lot of air
See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 47 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 1 example containing 鹹
detail 琴晚跟住鹹濕女朋友
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

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