淋 (lam4) — drench; pour; soak in Cantonese
lamˎ₄淋
Mandarin Pinyin: lin2
Meaning of 淋
noundrench; pour; soak
nounsprinkle; spatter; spray
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Example Sentences with 淋
diˉ¹啲joengˉ¹秧jiu˗₃要lamˎ₄淋seoiˊ²水
The seedlings need watering.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有lamˎ₄淋baˉ¹巴sinˍ₆腺tai4.體。
There are lymph glands here.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好saaˉ¹沙lam4.淋。
The stuff here is very mushy/crumbly.
diˉ¹啲baauˉ¹蕉taai˗₃太sukˍ₆熟laa3,喇，saaˉ¹沙lamˎ₄淋saai3.晒。
The bananas are too ripe, completely mushy.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個daanˍ₆蛋gouˉ¹糕houˊ²好saaˉ¹沙lam4.淋。
Her cake is very crumbly.
Words Containing 淋
日曬雨淋jat6 saai3 jyu5 lam4
be exposed to the elements; in all types of weather
淋水lam4 seoi2
to water; to put water onto something
淋濕衫lam4 sap1 saam1
to get soaked to the skin
冰淇淋甜筒bing1 kei4 lam4 tim4 tung2
ice-cream cone
淋症lam4 zing3
gonorrhea (also 淋病)
油淋淋jau4 lam6 lam6
油淰淰
淋淋瀋瀋lam4 lam4 sam2 sam2
trivial, all kinds of [華]: 各式各樣
麥淇淋mak6 kei4 lam4
margarine [loanword] [Syn.] 人造黃油 [粵]: 人造牛油 , 植物牛油
生沙淋saang1 saa1 lam4
trouble with urinary stones; kidney stones
淋灕盡致lam4 lei4 zeon6 zi3
to express fully; vividly; incisively; thoroughly
嗱嗱淋naa4 naa4 lam4
hurry up [colloquial]
淋浴缸lam4 juk6 gong1
shower bath [Syn.]: 企缸
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