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lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: lin2
Translations
nouncircles; many; numerous; a great body of (capable persons, etc.)
nounforest; grove; copse
nouncollection of books, works, literary extracts, etc.
nouna Chinese family name
noun(noun) Chinese surname
dukˍ₆獨mukˍ₆木batˉ¹不singˎ₄成lamˎ₄林
简 独木不成林
Pinyin: du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2
Translations
nounone person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)
syuˍ₆樹lamˎ₄林
简 树林
Pinyin: shu4 lin2
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nounwoods; forest; grove
lamˎ₄林hoiˊ²海
Pinyin: lin2 hai3
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nounan immense forest (lit., "sea of trees")
noun(adjective) coastal
lamˎ₄林foˊ²火
Pinyin: lin2 huo3
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nounforest fire
lamˎ₄林syuˉ¹書houˎ₄豪
简 林书豪
Pinyin: lin2 shu1 hao2
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nounJeremy Lin, Jeremy Shu-How Lin
nounAmerican professional basketball (born August 23, 1988)
jyunˎ₄原ciˊ²始samˉ¹森lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: yuan2 shi3 sen1 lin2
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nounvirgin forest
punˎ₄盤neiˎ₄尼saiˉ¹西lamˎ₄林
简 盘尼西林
Pinyin: pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2
Translations
nounpenicillin (loan word); see also 青霉素
jyunˎ₄園lamˎ₄林
简 园林
Pinyin: yuan2 lin2
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noungardens; park; landscaped garden
gwai˗₃桂lamˎ₄林fungˉ¹風meiˍ₆味haaˉ¹蝦
简 桂林风味虾
Pinyin: gui4 lin2 feng1 wei4 xia1
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nounGuilin style shrimp
coiˊ²彩sikˉ¹色feiˉ¹菲lamˊ²林
Pinyin: cai3 se4 fei1 lin2
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nouncolor film (for cameras)
lamˎ₄林jipˍ₆業
简 林业
Pinyin: lin2 ye4
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nounforest industry; forestry
matˍ₆密lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: mi4 lin2
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nouna jungle; a dense forest [Syn.] 叢林
nounMagnum (handgun)
gaak˗₃格lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: ge2 lin2
Translations
nounGreen (surname/placename transliteration)
jyunˎ₄園lamˎ₄林syuˍ₆樹mukˍ₆木
简 园林树木
Pinyin: yuan2 lin2 shu4 mu4
Translations
noungarden plants
coengˉ¹槍lamˎ₄林daanˍ₆彈jyuˏ₅雨
简 枪林弹雨
Pinyin: qiang1 lin2 dan4 yu3
Translations
nounto be under heavy fire; surrounded by a forest of guns and hail of bullets
nounfierce battle (idiom)
lamˎ₄林ziˊ²子
Pinyin: lin2 zi5
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nounwoods; grove; forest
lamˎ₄林jam˗₃蔭douˍ₆道
简 林荫道
Pinyin: lin2 yin4 dao4
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nounavenue; boulevard. In the naming of actual streets, they may be just called 大道, 大街.
aa˗₃阿siˉ¹司patˉ¹匹lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: a1 si1 pi3 lin2
Translations
nounaspirin [Var.] 阿斯匹靈, 阿士匹靈 [粵]: 亞士匹靈
lamˎ₄林mukˍ₆木
Pinyin: lin2 mu4
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nounforest; woods
cungˎ₄叢lamˎ₄林
简 丛林
Pinyin: cong2 lin2
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nounjungle
lamˎ₄林coengˎ₄場
简 林场
Pinyin: lin2 chang3
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nounforest management area
saanˉ¹山lamˎ₄林janˊ²隱jatˍ₆逸
简 山林隐逸
Pinyin: shan1 lin2 yin3 yi4
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nounretire to the seclusion of the wooded hills; live in obscurity
mukˍ₆穆siˉ¹斯lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: mu4 si1 lin2
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nounMuslim (transliteration via pinyin)
siu˗₃笑lamˎ₄林
Pinyin: xiao4 lin2
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nounjoke; humour; humor