"jam" meaning in Chinese

See jam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡sɛːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɛːm⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zem¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dzem¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zém¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English jam. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|jam}} English jam Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} jam
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to jam (to play music) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Derived forms: jam歌
    Sense id: en-jam-zh-verb-T8iTn9E8 Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡sɛːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɛːm⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zem¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dzem¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zém¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} jam
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to nab; to take without asking Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Categories (topical): Universities Related terms: (zim1, zem1) (english: jam)
    Sense id: en-jam-zh-verb-ox9E2Arn Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 20 80 Synonyms: [Classical-Chinese], [Classical-Chinese], [Classical-Chinese], [formal, Standard-Chinese], 偷竊 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 偷盜 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 盜竊 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 竊取 [formal, Standard-Chinese], [Beijing], [Taiwan], [Singapore], [Cantonese, Guangzhou], [Cantonese, Guangzhou], [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], M [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], jam [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], [Cantonese, Taishan], [Hakka, Meixian], [Hakka, Huizhou], [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], [Hakka, Taichung], 偷提 [Hakka, Yunlin], 偷提 [Xiamen], 偷提 [Quanzhou], 偷提 [Zhangzhou], 偷提 [Hokkien, Penang], [Hokkien, Manila], 偷提 [Hokkien, Manila], , , , 偷竊, 偷盜, 盜竊, 竊取, Beijing, Taiwan, Singapore, Guangzhou, , Hong Kong, , M, Taishan, Meixian, Huizhou (alt: Huicheng; Bendihua), Miaoli (alt: N. Sixian), Hsinchu County [Hailu, Zhudong], Taichung [Dabu, Dongshi], Hsinchu County [Qionglin, Raoping], Yunlin [Lunbei, Zhao'an], 偷提, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang [Hokkien], Manila [Hokkien], Shantou
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Dabu",
        "Dongshi"
      ],
      "word": "Taichung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Qionglin",
        "Raoping"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lunbei",
        "Zhao'an"
      ],
      "word": "Yunlin"
    },
    {
      "word": "偷提"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Quanzhou"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zhangzhou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Penang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "Manila"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shantou"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jam"
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "jam"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "jam",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "jam"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "jam",
  "trace": ""
}

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