焰 (jim6) — flame; blaze in Cantonese
jimˍ₆焰Mandarin Pinyin: yan4
Meaning of 焰
nounflame; blaze
nounarrogance; bluster
Example Sentences with 焰
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係foˊ²火nimˎ₄焰niu5.鳥。
It is a Firebird.
ngoˏ₅我waaˊ²畫foˊ²火nimˎ₄焰niu5.鳥。
I am drawing a Firebird.
taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅下foˊ²火nimˎ₄焰niu5!鳥！
Look at the Firebird!
zek˗₃隻foˊ²火nimˎ₄焰niuˏ₅鳥houˊ²好leng3.靚。
The Firebird is very beautiful.
maaiˏ₅買zek˗₃隻foˊ²火nimˎ₄焰niu5.鳥。
Buy a Firebird.
Words Containing 焰
不明亮火焰bat1 ming4 loeng6 fo2 jim6
non-luminous flame
黃色火焰wong4 sik1 fo2 jim6
yellow flame
氣焰囂張hei3 jim6 hiu1 zoeng1
brimming with arrogance; full of pride; all puffed up with pride
火焰fo2 jim6
blaze; flame
火焰山fo2 jim6 saan1
HuoYan Shan (Flaming Mountains), an intensely hot area of the desert in the Turpan basin in Xinjiang that has hills made of red clay that appears to burning. It is the hottest place in China with temperatures reaching 47C (117F). Folklore purports that the red color of the mountain is the blood of a slain dragon that ate children.
氣焰hei3 jim6
bluster; arrogance; haughtiness [also written as 氣燄]
明亮火焰ming4 loeng6 fo2 jim6
luminous flame
藍色火焰laam4 sik1 fo2 jim6
blue flame
火焰鳥fo2 jim6 niu5
phoenix (bird)
火焰木fo2 jim6 muk6
African tulip tree / fountain tree / pichkari / Nandi flame (Spathodea campanulata)
光亮的火焰gwong1 loeng6 dik1 fo2 jim6
luminous flame
不光亮的火焰bat1 gwong1 loeng6 dik1 fo2 jim6
non-luminous flame
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