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淡 (daam6) — (of liquid, air, fragrance, etc) thin; light | [antonym] 濃 in Cantonese

daamˍ₆淡
Mandarin Pinyin: dan4

Meaning of 淡

noun(of liquid, air, fragrance, etc) thin; light | [antonym] 濃
noun(of business, etc) dull; slack; stagnant
nounindifferent; cool; not enthusiastic
noun(of food, drinks, etc) bland; tasteless; weak | [antonym] 鹹
noun(of colour) light; pale; delicate

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Example Sentences with 淡

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢bun˗₃半haamˎ₄鹹daam6.淡。
He speaks with a strange accent.
diˉ¹啲tongˉ¹湯bun˗₃半haamˎ₄鹹daam6,淡，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好jam2.飲。
The soup is oddly seasoned, not tasty.
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東waaˊ²話bun˗₃半haamˎ₄鹹daam6.淡。
His Cantonese is a bit mixed/unclear.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係bun˗₃半haamˎ₄鹹daamˍ₆淡ge3.嘅。
This is neither here nor there.
meiˍ₆味douˍ₆道bun˗₃半haamˎ₄鹹daam6,淡，mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知dimˊ²點gong2.講。
The taste is odd, I don't know how to describe it.
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Words Containing 淡

半鹹淡bun3 haam4 taam5
low quality, bad (lit., "half salty and tasteless") in describing language mastery
淡靜daam6 zing6
calm; quiet
冷淡下去laang5 daam6 haa6 heoi3
cold shoulder
淡定daam6 ding6
calm and confident; unflappable; not to worry; not to be afraid
半鹹半淡bun3 haam4 bun3 taam5
low quality, bad (lit., "half salty and tasteless") in describing language mastery
淡泊daam6 bok6
indifferent to; not seeking (fame and fortune)
淡酒taam5 zau2
weak or mild wine
清淡cing1 daam6
mild, bland
輕描淡寫hing1 miu4 daam6 se2
to understate, play down
淡水魚taam5 seoi2 jyu2
freshwater fish
淡奶taam5 naai5
evaporated milk
淡化daam6 faa3
to desalinate; desalination

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