衫 (saam1) — shirt; gown; jacket; garment in Cantonese
saamˉ¹衫
Mandarin Pinyin: shan1
Meaning of 衫
nounshirt; gown; jacket; garment
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Example Sentences with 衫
我有兩件白色衫
I have two white shirts
現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好waanˊ²玩seoi2,水，mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係zauˍ₆就wuiˊ²會dapˍ₆𢱕sapˉ¹濕saamˉ¹衫laa˗₃喇。
Don't play in the water, or else you will get your clothes wet.
隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
偷𥊙佢換衫
Secretly peeped at her while she was changing clothes.
Words Containing 衫
紅衫魚hung4 saam1 jyu2
golden threadfin bream
皇家衫wong4 gaa1 saam1
prision uniform
脫衫tyut3 saam1
to strip off clothing; to undress
襯衫尾can3 saam1 mei5
shirt tail
冇衫著mou5 saam1 zoek3
nothing to wear; no clothes to wear; no shirt to wear | Std. Chin.: 沒有衣服穿; 沒衣穿 | Also written as '冇衫着'
衫袖saam1 zau6
shirt sleeves
連衫褲lin4 saam1 fu3
boiler suit
開襟冷衫hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1
cardigan
衫裙saam1 kwan4
(a one piece) dress
衫夾saam1 gaap2
a clothes-peg; a clothespin [華]: 衣夾
換衫wun6 saam1
to change clothes (Standard Chinese: 換衣服)
毛線衫mou4 sin3 saam1
knitted sweater
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