浸 (zam3) — soak; immerse; saturate; steep; dip in Cantonese
zam˗₃浸Mandarin Pinyin: jin4
Meaning of 浸
nounsoak; immerse; saturate; steep; dip
noungradually
noun(verb) 1. drown; (adjective) flooding
Example Sentences with 浸
zamˎ₄浸haaˏ₅吓tiuˎ₄條jyuˎ₄魚
Soak the fish for a bit.
zamˎ₄浸zoˊ²咗haiˊ²喺seoiˊ²水
Soaked in the water.
zamˎ₄浸gikˍ₆極douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔sukˍ₆熟
Soaked for ages but still not cooked.
zamˎ₄浸haaˏ₅吓diˉ¹啲saamˉ¹衫
Soak the clothes for a bit.
zamˎ₄浸dou˗₃到goek˗₃腳douˉ¹都bei˗₃痺
Feet went numb from soaking.
Words Containing 浸
浸鹹水zam3 haam4 seoi2
to have been educated abroad (outside of HK or China)
水浸seoi2 zam3
leach, waterlogging, flooding
浸泡zam3 paau3
to steep, soak, immerse
浸會醫院zam3 wui2 ji1 jyun2
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
頭髮尾浸浸涼tau4 faat3 mei5 zam3 zam3 loeng4
free from all worries; schadenreude; to gloat over other's misfortune
浸溫泉zam3 wan1 cyun4
take the waters
涼浸浸loeng4 zam3 zam3
very cool (in temperature)
浸死zam6 sei2
drown | [國] 淹死
浸水zam3 seoi2
soak in water, drench
沉浸cam4 zam3
immerse, steep, permeate
酸浸syun1 zam3
pickling
水浸眼眉seoi2 zam3 ngaan5 mei4
deadly haste
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