飲 (jam2) — be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow,… in Cantonese

jamˊ²飲

简饮

Mandarin Pinyin: yin3

Meaning of 飲

nounbe hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)

nounswallow (tears); nurse (grievance)

nounto drink; drinks; beverage

noun(noun) wedding party or one-month baby shower

verbto drink.

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Example Sentences with 飲

記住飲多啲牛奶呀！

Remember to drink more milk!

我擺咗你杯奶喺雪櫃畀你聽日飲。

I put your glass of milk in the refrigerator for you to drink tomorrow.

呢個聖誕唔好飲醉呀!

Don't get drunk this Christmas!

我想飲嘢

I want to drink something.

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食

Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.

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Words Containing 飲

牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1

if a cow doesn't want to drink, you can't force its head down

飲酒jam2 zau2

and [粵]: drink alcoholic beverage

飲鴆止渴jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3

seek a quick remedy or solution without considering the entailing ramifications

飲品jam2 ban2

drinks; beverages | Synon.: 飲料

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1

to be unable to express one's anger; when a mute drinks sarsaparilla (soft drink), he can't express that he has flatuence in his stomach due to the fizz. In Chinese air(氣)also means anger

飲臘燭jam3 laap6 zuk1

to dip candles

飲食jam2 sik6

food and drink; to eat and drink

蘆薈飲品lou4 wui6 jam2 ban2

aloe vera drink

黐飲黐食ci1 jam2 ci1 sik6

to sponge food off others, to eat and drink on others expenses

飲得jam2 dak1

drinkable

揀飲擇食gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6

picky eater; choosy about food | Mand.: 挑吃; 偏食

好飲hou2 jam2

good to drink; tasty

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