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金 (gam1) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

gamˉ¹金
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1

Meaning of 金

nouna Chinese family name
nounmetal; metals in general
nounKangxi radical 167
noundurable
nounprecious; excellent; fine
nounweapons; arms
noungolden
nounmoney; wealth
noungold
nounname of the Tungusic dynasty (1115-1234), which dominated Manchuria and North China
noun(slang) faeces; (noun) Chinese surname

Example Sentences with 金

佢個孻仔係佢嘅金叵羅嚟架。
His youngest son is his most precious.
結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
Time is as valuable as gold. However, one cannot buy time with gold.
目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.
tiuˎ₄條gamˉ¹金jyuˊ²魚haiˊ²喺jyuˎ₄魚gongˉ¹缸leoiˏ₅裏minˍ₆面jauˎ₄游laiˎ₄嚟jauˎ₄游heoi˗₃去。
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.
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Words Containing 金

真金白銀zan1 gam1 baak6 ngan4
real money; hard cash
金銀紙gam1 ngan4 zi2
joss paper (money)
黃金週wong4 gam1 zau1
"Golden Week", 7 days national holiday in Mainland China
賞金soeng2 gam1
bounty; reward
金盤洗手gam1 pun4 sai2 sau2
wash my hands of
吸金kap1 gam1
draw profit; draw in money
金句gam1 geoi3
epigram
金咭gam1 kaat1
gold card (type of credit card)
五金ng5 gam1
metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
金曲gam1 kuk1
golden hit
合金鋼hap6 gam1 gong3
alloy steel
奧斯卡金像獎ou3 si1 kaa1 gam1 zoeng6 zoeng2
the Academy Awards; the Oscars — Hollywood's premier award ceremony

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