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攬 (laam2 laam5) — embrace; hug; hold in one's arms in Cantonese

laamˊ²攬
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Mandarin Pinyin: lan3

Meaning of 攬

nounembrace; hug; hold in one's arms
nountake on (task); take upon oneself; monopolize
nounattract (talented people); solicit
noun(verb) cuddle

Example Sentences with 攬

soengˊ²想jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬keoiˏ₅佢gwo˗₃過laiˎ₄嚟
Want to recruit him to come over.
keoiˏ₅佢jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬zoˊ²咗houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人
He recruited many people.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬janˎ₄人coiˎ₄才
The company recruits talent.
louˏ₅老baanˊ²闆jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅野
The boss recruited him to work.
jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬sanˉ¹新janˎ₄人houˊ²好naanˎ₄難
Recruiting new staff is difficult.
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Words Containing 攬

大包大攬daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5
(idiom) to take it all in without worrying about the little details
攬住laam2 zyu6
to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms | 書: 抱; 摟(著/着); 摟抱; 抱; [華] 擁抱 | Syn.: 抱住
延攬jin4 laam5
recruit
攬上身laam2 soeng5 san1
take on responsiblity
獨攬大權duk6 laam5 daai6 kyun4
absolute power
獨攬duk6 laam5
to arrogate ; to monopolize
承攬者sing4 laam2 ze2
undertaker
攬實laam2 sat6
tightly embrace, hold, or hug
招攬ziu1 laam5
solicit (customers or business)/canvass
攬住死laam2 zyu6 sei2
to get into trouble together [colloquial]
攬頭攬頸laam5 tau2 laam5 geng2
to be very intimate (especially physically) [colloquial]
攬住一齊死laam5 zyu6 jat1 cai4 sei2
to get killed together; to be doomed to the same fate together

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