奄 (jim1) — feeble; very weak; half dead in Cantonese
jimˉ¹奄Mandarin Pinyin: yan3
Meaning of 奄
nounfeeble; very weak; half dead
Example Sentences with 奄
punˎ₄盆faaˉ¹花gonˉ¹乾zoˊ²咗，jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄jatˉ¹一sikˉ¹息。
The plant is dry and dying.
keoiˏ₅佢bengˍ₆病dou˗₃到jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄jatˉ¹一sikˉ¹息。
He's sick to the point of death.
BB BB瞓fan˗₃到dou˗₃好houˊ²奄jimˉ¹奄。
The baby is sleeping very soundly.
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫meiˍ₆未jamˉ¹奄gonˉ¹乾
The shirt isn't dry yet.
tiuˎ₄條mouˎ₄毛ganˉ¹巾jamˉ¹奄gonˉ¹乾
The towel is dry.
Words Containing 奄
奄尖jim1 zim1
choosy, fussy, particular, arrogant
奄列am1/ngam1 lit6
煎蛋捲, 煎蛋餅, 西式蛋餅
奄奄jim1 jim1
adj.; dying; weak breathing, barely able to breathe the correct way. Also metaphor for things in decay or decline, of impending doom.
奄乾jim1 gon1
to be squeezed dry bit by bit; to suffer many small losses, eventually amounting to a large loss over a period of time [colloquial]
奄奄一息jim1 jim1 jat1 sik1
on one's last breath; on the verge of dying
奄悶jim2 mun6
adj; boring, depressed mood, lack of energy
奄尖聲悶jim1 zim1 seng1 mun6
to be very choosy and particular [colloquial]
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