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陰 (jam1) — trick; cheat; betray in Cantonese

jamˉ¹陰
简 阴
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1

Meaning of 陰

nountrick; cheat; betray
nounyin (female/passive/negative principle in nature, as opposed to yang 陽)
nounnorth of a hill or south of a river
nounprivate parts (esp of the female)
nounnether world; Hades; hell
nouncovert; crafty; treacherous
nounshade; back side; dark side
nounovercast; cloudy; gloomy
noun(adjective) 1. sneaky; 2. treacherous; 3. dark and tricky; (verb) 1. to trick (someone); (noun)/intimate part (Usually for female); (Chinese religion) the Underworld

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Example Sentences with 陰

neiˏ₅你neiˉ¹呢tiuˎ₄條gaiˊ²計houˊ²好jamˉ¹陰sapˉ¹濕。
Your plot is very wicked.
neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做gam˗₃咁doˉ¹多jamˉ¹陰zatˉ¹質jeˏ₅嘢
you did so many bad things
當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
Time is as valuable as gold. However, one cannot buy time with gold.
tauˎ₄頭zaiˊ²仔jamˉ¹陰jamˉ¹陰tung3.痛。
My head has a dull ache.
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Words Containing 陰

格雷的五十道陰影gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2
Fifty Shades of Grey
陰濕jam1 sap1
wicked; malevolent; tricky
陰陰地jam1 jam1 dei2
somewhat quietly
陰天jam1 tin1
coudy day; overcast sky
陰謀jam1 mau4
plot; conspiracy
陰涼jam1 loeng4
cool, shady
陰陰沉沉jam1 jam1 cam4 cam4
not without worry, not carefree, not well lit
陰道口jam1 dou6 hau2
female external genitalia, vulva
陰極jam1 gik6
cathode; negative pole, negative electrode
陰功鬼jam1 gung1 gwai2
a wicked person
陰陰天jam1 jam1 tin1
a cloudy sky
陰上jam1 soeng5
dark rising tone, referring to tone 2 in Cantonese.

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