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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. in Cantonese

jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 yan3

Meaning of 奄奄

nounadj.; dying; weak breathing, barely able to breathe the correct way. Also metaphor for things in decay or decline, of impending doom.

Example Sentences with 奄奄

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.
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Characters in 奄奄

奄jim1
feeble; very weak; half dead

Words Containing 奄奄

奄奄一息jim1 jim1 jat1 sik1
on one's last breath; on the verge of dying

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