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殷 (jan1) — abundant; substantial; prosperous in Cantonese

janˉ¹殷
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1 yan1 yin3

Meaning of 殷

nounabundant; substantial; prosperous
nounrumble; boom; thundering sound
nounjyutping jin1 | pinyin yan1
nounjyutping jan1 | pinyin yin1
noundark red; blackish red
nounYin Dynasty [later period of the Shang Dynasty]
nounardent; eager; hospitable
nounjyutping jan2 | pinyin yin3

Example Sentences with 殷

janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑑batˉ¹不jyunˏ₅遠laa3.喇。
The lesson is not far behind.
niˉ¹呢daanˉ¹單jeˏ₅嘢janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑑batˉ¹不jyun5.遠。
This case is a clear warning.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑑batˉ¹不jyun5.遠。
Be careful, the consequences are near.
soeng˗₃上ci˗₃次maiˉ¹咪haiˍ₆係janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑑batˉ¹不jyun5?遠？
Wasn't last time a clear lesson?
cinˎ₄前ceˉ¹車hoˊ²可gaam3,鑑，janˉ¹殷gaam˗₃鑑batˉ¹不jyun5.遠。
Past experiences are lessons, the warning is close.
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Words Containing 殷

殷墟jan1 heoi1
Yin ruins -- The ruins of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC), rediscovered in 1899, are one of the oldest and largest archeaological sites in China, famous as the original source of oracle bones and oracle bone script which are the earliest recorded form of Chinese writing.
獻殷勤hin3 jan1 kan4
to fawn upon (an influential politician etc)
殷切jan1 cit3
earnest; eager; ardent
殷勤jan1 kan4
politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive
殷鑒不遠jan1 gaam3 bat1 jyun5
(idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious history is repeating
讕殷勤laan2 jan1 kan4
To pretend to be hard working on purpose
無事獻殷勸非奸即盜mou4 si6 hin3 jan1 hyun3 fei1 gaan1 zik1 dou6
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [colloquial]

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