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陰乾 (jam1 gon1) — usually refers to an act to dry up the resource in Cantonese

jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾
简 阴干
Mandarin Pinyin: yin1 gan1

Meaning of 陰乾

nounusually refers to an act to dry up the resource
noun(verb) To dry up something slowly (usually it refers to food preparation, but sometimes it is used on persons, that means to take away or use up the person's money slowly. Used before a name or a pronoun.)

Example Sentences with 陰乾

ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾zoˊ²咗
The clothes are air-dried.
maiˉ¹咪jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾keoiˏ₅佢
Don't let it air dry.
dangˊ²等keoiˏ₅佢jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾haaˏ₅吓
Let it air dry for a bit.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好saai˗₃曬gwo˗₃過jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾
Don't sun-dry, air dry instead.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾dakˉ¹得faai˗₃快
It dries quickly here.
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Characters in 陰乾

陰jam1
trick; cheat; betray
乾gon1
adopted; adoptive; not related by blood

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