慘 (caam2) — dim; gloomy; dull in Cantonese
caamˊ²慘简 惨
Mandarin Pinyin: can3
Meaning of 慘
noundim; gloomy; dull
nouncruel; savage; merciless; brutal
nounmiserable; wretched; pitiful; tragic
noundisastrous; severe; crushing
noununlucky
Example Sentences with 慘
今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.
zapˉ¹執syuˉ¹輸haangˎ₄行tauˎ₄頭，,慘caamˊ²過gwo˗₃敗baaiˍ₆家。
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
ngoˏ₅我daanˉ¹單keiˏ₅企jan4,人，houˊ²好caam2.慘。
I'm single, so sad.
seoiˊ²水jyunˎ₄源guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭houˊ²好caamˊ²慘
It's terrible when water sources dry up.
Words Containing 慘
慘變caam2 bin3
a tragic turn of fortune
慘事caam2 si6
disaster; tragedy
慘絕人寰caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4
extremely brutal; utterly brutal [Syn] 慘無人道
淒慘cai1 caam2
wretched; pitiable; miserable; tragic
慘片caam2 pin2
(film/television) tear-jerker; sob-story; tragedy
愁雲慘霧sau4 wan4 caam2 mou6
gloom; melancholy
慘死caam2 sei2
to die tragically
悲慘世界bei1 caam2 sai3 gaai3
Les Misérables
慘情caam2 cing4
grievance
悽慘cai1 caam2
miserable; tragic; wretched; sad; melancholy; heart-rending
慘白caam2 baak6
deathly pale
慘殺caam2 saat3
a massacre, murder
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