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鑽 (zyun3) — study intensively; dig into; bury onself in in Cantonese

zyun˗₃鑽
简 钻
Mandarin Pinyin: zuan1

Meaning of 鑽

nounstudy intensively; dig into; bury onself in
nounget into; go through; make one's way into
nounsecure personal gain; worm one's way into sth
noundrill; bore; perforate; pierce; dig through

Example Sentences with 鑽

keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗laap˗₃粒zyunˉ¹鑽sikˉ¹石。
He/She bought a diamond.
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻gaai˗₃戒ziˊ²指jauˏ₅有zyunˉ¹鑽sikˉ¹石。
This ring has a diamond.
zyunˉ¹鑽sikˉ¹石houˊ²好ngaangˍ₆硬gaa˗₃㗎。
Diamonds are very hard.
haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪zanˉ¹真zyunˉ¹鑽sikˉ¹石？
Is it a real diamond?
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想jiu˗₃要laap˗₃粒zyunˉ¹鑽sikˉ¹石。
I want a diamond.
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Words Containing 鑽

鑽嘴zyun3 zeoi2
drill bit
刁鑽diu1 zyun3
artful; cunning; wily
人造鑽石jan4 zou6 zyun3 sek6
synthetic diamond/artificial diamond
螺絲鑽lo4 si1 zyun3
auger
鑽孔zyun3 hung2
bore a hole; broach
手搖曲柄鑽sau2 jiu4 kuk1 beng3 zyun3
a brace and bit (type of hand drill)
刁鑽古怪diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3
cunning
鑽研zyun3 jin4
intensively research; to dig into; to study intently
鑽石zyun3 sek6
diamond | Syn.: 金剛石
鑽孔機zyun3 hung2 gei1
an electric drill (lit., "hole boring machine")
石頭都鑽出水sek6 tau4 dou1 zyun3 ceot1 seoi2
make the impossible become possible
電鑽din6 zyun3
an electric drill driver [Syn.] 電鑽機

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