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臨 (lam4) — face; be near; be on the point of in Cantonese

lamˎ₄臨
简 临
Mandarin Pinyin: lin2

Meaning of 臨

nounface; be near; be on the point of
nounarrive; reach; descend
nouncopy (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc)
nounlook down from above; overlook
noun(adjective) 1. Temporary; 2. Tentative

Example Sentences with 臨

請捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
muiˏ₅每maanˏ₅晚lamˎ₄臨fan˗₃瞓cinˎ₄前，，我ngoˏ₅一jatˉ¹定dingˍ₆會wuiˏ₅祈keiˎ₄禱。
Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.
keoiˏ₅佢lamˎ₄臨zungˉ¹終cinˎ₄前houˊ²好cingˉ¹清singˊ²醒
He was very clear-headed before his death.
lamˎ₄臨zungˉ¹終gwaanˉ¹關waaiˎ₄懷houˊ²好zungˍ₆重jiu˗₃要
End-of-life care is very important.
zouˍ₆做lamˎ₄臨zungˉ¹終taam˗₃探fongˊ²訪
Making end-of-life visits.
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Words Containing 臨

降臨gong3 lam4
to befall
面臨困難min6 lam4 kwan3 naan4
to be faced with problems
臨走lam4 zau2
before one is about leave
臨終lam4 zung1
approaching death; on one's deathbed
即將來臨zik1 zoeng1 loi4 lam4
imminent
臨危lam4 ngai4
dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
臨頭lam4 tau4
befall; happen
臨終供述lam4 zung1 gung1 seot6
deathbed confession
臨尾lam4 mei1
final; at the end
臨急臨忙lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4
last minute, unprepared, in a great rush, under time pressure (e.g., cramming for an exam) | also 臨時臨急
臨天光瀨尿lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6
to fail when success is within grasp (lit., "to wet the bed just before sunrise")
臨界狀態lam4 gaai3 zong6 taai3
criticality

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