廉 (lim4) — cheap; low-priced; inexpensive in Cantonese
limˎ₄廉Mandarin Pinyin: lian2
Meaning of 廉
nouncheap; low-priced; inexpensive
nounintegrity; uprightness; honesty
nounhonest and clean; upright; incorruptible
Example Sentences with 廉
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好cingˉ¹清limˎ₄廉
He is very upright/honest.
zouˍ₆做gunˉ¹官jiu˗₃要cingˉ¹清limˎ₄廉
Officials should be honest.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好cingˉ¹清limˎ₄廉wo˗₃喎
He's really honest, you know.
keoiˏ₅佢gau˗₃夠cingˉ¹清limˎ₄廉
He is sufficiently upright.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔cingˉ¹清limˎ₄廉
He is not honest.
Words Containing 廉
廉讓lim4 joeng6
to sell at a low price
廉署lim4 cyu5
ICAC - abbreviated form of Independent Commission Against Corruption (廉政專員公署), Hong Kong
忌廉湯gei6 lim1 tong1
cream soup
老廉lou5 lim2
nickname for 廉政公署 (Independent Commission Against Corruption)
清廉cing1 lim4
honest, uncorrupted
廉潔lim4 git3
honest; not coercive
廉價市場lim4 gaa3 si5 coeng4
flea market | Usu. known as '跳蚤市場'
忌廉汁gei6 lim1 zap1
cream sauce
忌廉撻gei6 lim1 taat3
cream tarts
低廉dai1 lim4
cheap; inexpensive; low
忌廉gei6 lim1
cream
欽廉方言jam1 lim4 fong1 jin4
Qinlian division of Yue dialects
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