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襟 (kam1) — brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters in Cantonese

kamˉ¹襟
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1

Meaning of 襟

nounbrothers-in-law whose wives are sisters
nounlapel; front of a garment
nounendure; bear | [standard] 禁
nounbosom; breadth of mind
noun(noun) Brothers (whom wives are sisters)

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Example Sentences with 襟

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好mˎ₄唔gamˉ¹襟gikˉ¹激。
He's very easily provoked.
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔gamˉ¹襟gikˉ¹激。
He really can't take being teased.
taai˗₃钛gaa˗₃架houˊ²好gamˉ¹襟
Titanium frames are durable.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好jauˏ₅有hungˉ¹胸kam4.襟。
He is very open-minded.
neiˏ₅你douˉ¹都jiu˗₃要jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲hungˉ¹胸kam4.襟。
You should also be more open-minded.
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Words Containing 襟

單襟daan1 kam1
single breasted (as in a suit)
襟兄弟kam1 hing1 dai6
brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters
開襟冷衫hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1
cardigan
老襟lou5 kam1
1. husbands of sisters 2. a male lover; a paramour
胸襟hung1 kam1
(of clothes) bosom; front; lapel
你老母唔襟屌nei5 lou5 mou2 m4 kam1 diu2
your mother can't take a good fucking, an expression used to insult one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]
孖襟maa1 kam1
double breasted (as in a suit)
襟睇kam1 tai2
looks good even after an extended period of time (i.e., some things/people look great for a while, but after a while, they are not that good looking after all)
襟章kam1 zoeng1
a medal; a badge
襟針kam1 zam1
brooch [Syn] []心口針[國]胸針
捉襟見肘zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2
in dire straits; in strained circumstances; unable to make both ends meet
襟花kam1 faa1
boutonniere (a flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole)

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