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hamˍ₆冚
Pinyin: kan3
Translations
noun(kam2)
noun(police) raid on illegal dens
nounto slap; hit with the palms
noun(ham6) all, whole, everyone
nouna cover, lid; to cover
kamˊ²冚keiˎ₄旗
Pinyin: kan3 qi2
Translations
nounto cover the "for hire" sign on a taxi (e.g., for an off-duty taxi driver or illegal touting)
nounto die (of a policeman) as the national flag covers the coffin
noun'drop flag'; illegally cover the 'for hire' sign on a taxi while still in service; describes the situation where someone has passed away in the line of duty (flag draped over coffin)
kamˊ²冚douˊ²賭
简 冚赌
Pinyin: kan3 du3
Translations
nounto raid gambling dens
nounraids on illegal gambling
ceˉ¹車tauˎ₄頭kamˊ²冚
简 车头冚
Pinyin: che1 tou2 kan3
Translations
nounhood of a car
nounfront hood of vehicle
dauˉ¹兜baaˉ¹巴kamˊ²冚
Pinyin: dou1 ba1 kan3
Translations
nounslap; to smack across the face
kamˊ²冚boˉ¹波
Pinyin: kan3 bo1
Translations
noun(ball sports) to smash the ball / shuttlecock | Std. Chin.: 扣球; 抽球 | Also written as '扻波'
kamˊ²冚dau˗₃竇
简 冚窦
Pinyin: kan3 dou4
Translations
noun1. (of a shady business) be raided by the police and be forced to shut down 2. go out of business; shut down
nounto bust or raid an illegal operations or business
hamˍ₆冚diˉ¹啲
Pinyin: kan3 di1
Translations
nouneverybody, everything (全)
nounAs above
kamˊ²冚dauˊ²斗
Pinyin: kan3 dou4
Translations
nounto go bankrupt | [普]: 倒閉
nounto go bankrupt; to close down; to conceal something, especially news and information
hamˍ₆冚baangˍ₆唪laangˍ₆唥
Pinyin: ka4 feng3 lang5
Translations
noun(pronoun / determiner / predeterminer) entire; all, everything
waangˎ₄橫kamˊ²冚
简 横冚
Pinyin: heng2 kan3
Translations
nouna quilt [colloquial]
kamˊ²冚peiˏ₅被
Pinyin: kan3 bei4
Translations
nouncover with a quilt
kamˊ²冚coengˎ₄場
简 冚场
Pinyin: kan3 chang3
Translations
nounto go to another persons club and cause trouble by obstructing their business
congˎ₄床kamˊ²冚
Pinyin: chuang2 kan3
Translations
nounbedspread; bedcover; coverlet; counterpane
noun床罩
cau˗₃臭siˊ²屎matˍ₆密kamˊ²冚
Pinyin: chou4 shi3 mi4 kan3
Translations
nounkeep smelly things secretly covered (keep scandals out of the public eye)
nounhiding of family scandal (slang)
hamˍ₆冚baangˍ₆𠾴laangˍ₆唥
Pinyin: kan3 𠾴5 lang5
Translations
nounvariant of 冚唪呤
nounall; altogether; everybody; everthing [colloquial]
hamˍ₆冚baangˍ₆唪laangˍ₆呤
Pinyin: kan3 feng3 ling4
Translations
noun全部, 一共, 總共, 通通, 統統
nounall; altogether; in all; in total; all told; one and all; the whole of
noun冚𠾴唥, 冚挷攔, 撼罷冷, 冚辦爛, 咸不剌, etc.
kamˊ²冚dong˗₃檔
简 冚档
Pinyin: kan3 dang4
Translations
nounto go bankrupt; to raid (especially in places where illegal activities occur)
noun(slang) (for police) to raid; to ransack; to be forced to shut down
gamˊ²冚gaaˉ¹家caanˊ²剷
简 冚家铲
Pinyin: ka4 jia1 chan3
Translations
nouncurse one's family to die (derogatory)
gamˊ²冚gaaˉ¹家fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴
简 冚家富贵
Pinyin: ka4 jia1 fu4 gui4
Translations
nouncurse one's family to suffer or die (derogatory)
hamˍ₆冚gaaˉ¹家caanˊ²鏟
简 冚家铲
Pinyin: ka4 jia1 chan3
Translations
nounto curse one's family to die off completely (derog.)
hamˍ₆冚zekˍ₆蓆fan˗₃瞓sekˍ₆石
简 冚席瞓石
Pinyin: ka4 xi2 fen4 shi2
Translations
nounhomeless; to sleep anywhere which is habitable
heoiˉ¹墟heoiˉ¹墟hamˍ₆冚hamˍ₆冚
Pinyin: xu1 xu1 ka4 ka4
Translations
nounbusy, populated, crowded; bustling
hamˍ₆冚gaaˉ¹家coengˎ₄祥
Pinyin: ka4 jia1 xiang2
Translations
nounused as an euphemism for 冚家鏟 (ham6 gaa1 caan2), used to curse someone wishing of their family to be dead [colloquial]
baanˉ¹班pukˉ¹仆gaaiˉ¹街hamˍ₆冚gaaˉ¹家caanˊ²剷
简 班仆街冚家铲
Pinyin: ban1 pu1jie1 ka4 jia1 chan3
Translations
nounthat bunch of bastards! [colloquial]