(jam1) — trick; cheat; betray in Cantonese

jamˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1

Meaning of

nountrick; cheat; betray
nounyin (female/passive/negative principle in nature, as opposed to yang 陽)
nounnorth of a hill or south of a river
nounprivate parts (esp of the female)
nounnether world; Hades; hell
nouncovert; crafty; treacherous
nounshade; back side; dark side
nounovercast; cloudy; gloomy
noun(adjective) 1. sneaky; 2. treacherous; 3. dark and tricky; (verb) 1. to trick (someone); (noun)/intimate part (Usually for female); (Chinese religion) the Underworld

Example Sentences with

neiˏ₅neiˉ¹tiuˎ₄gaiˊ²houˊ²jamˉ¹sapˉ¹
Your plot is very wicked.
neiˏ₅zouˍ₆gam˗₃doˉ¹jamˉ¹zatˉ¹jeˏ₅
you did so many bad things
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.
Time is as valuable as gold. However, one cannot buy time with gold.
tauˎ₄zaiˊ²jamˉ¹jamˉ¹tung3.
My head has a dull ache.
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