岩 (ngaam4) — mountain in Cantonese
ngaamˎ₄岩Mandarin Pinyin: yan2
Meaning of 岩
nounmountain
noun巖
nounlarge rock
Example Sentences with 岩
naaiˏ₅奶wanˉ¹溫wanˉ¹溫deonˍ₆燉ngaamˎ₄岩ngaamˎ₄岩houˊ²好
The milk is just the right lukewarm temperature.
tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路houˊ²好ngaamˎ₄巖caamˉ¹巉。
The road is very rough.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好ngaamˎ₄巖caamˉ¹巉。
His expression looks stern.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好ngaamˎ₄巖caamˉ¹巉。
He speaks gruffly.
gin˗₃件siˍ₆事houˊ²好ngaamˎ₄巖caamˉ¹巉。
The matter is tricky.
Words Containing 岩
沙岩saa1 ngaam4
sandstone
岩石學ngaam4 sek6 hok6
petrology; lithology; study of rocks
岩岩巉巉ngaam4 ngaam4 caam4 caam4
irregular, asymmetric
岩巉ngaam4 caam4
uneven; not uniform; irregular; varying
攀岩paan1 ngaam4
rock climbing [syn.][粵]攀石
七星岩cat1 sing1 ngaam4
"The Seven Star Crags" [scenic place] in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China
懸岩jyun4 ngaam4
a cliff
手提鑿岩機sau2 tai4 zok6 ngaam4 gei1
a jackhammer
岩石ngaam4 sek6
rock
岩漿ngaam4 zoeng1
lava
熔岩jung4 ngaam4
lava — the molten rock (magma) that flows out to the earth's surface through a volcano and which eventually hardens to form solid rock
頁岩jip6 ngaam4
shale, sedimentary rock layers deep in the ground
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