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吟吟沉沉

ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4

grumble | Mand.: 嘮叨 | Also: 吟沉

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,830

吟吟沉沉

吟 jam4 ngam4 yin2 - chant; groan; grumble
吟 jam4 ngam4 yin2 - chant; groan; grumble
沉 cam4 zam6 zhen4 shen3 chen3 chen2 {chen1} - sink, submerge; addicted to
沉 cam4 zam6 zhen4 shen3 chen3 chen2 {chen1} - sink, submerge; addicted to

This word was added by tym on 22nd Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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