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陰功
jam1 gung1 |
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[1] [粵] [adj] cruel; evil; sinful [2] [粵] [adj] pitiable; woeful; luckless [3] [粵] [exclamation] for goodness sake! [4] [n] variant of 陰德 [5] [國]good deeds done in secret; hidden acts of merit (1) Synonyms: 造孽, 受罪, 可憐
Default PoS: Additional PoS: (2) Originally 冇陰功 which means no good deeds noted by the heavens, which will adversely affect one's karma. Somehow the 冇 got dropped in contemporary speech. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 160,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:陰 jam1 - overcast; shade; yin; covert; private parts功 gung1 - merit; meritorious service; effect; skill 2 compounds containing this word:陰功鬼 - [n] a wicked person冇陰功 - cruel; pitiable |
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