"kam" meaning in Chinese

See kam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kʰɛːm¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛːm¹³/ Chinese transliterations: kem⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kem⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kém⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} kam
  1. (Cantonese, of people) cringe; weird; awkward Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-kam-zh-adj-D0Xhey8u Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 48 50 3
  2. (Cantonese, of event or action) cringe; embarrassing Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-kam-zh-adj-aE2bzEnZ Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 48 50 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kʰɛːm²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛːm²¹⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛːm²¹/, /kʰɛːm²¹⁻³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: kem⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kem⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], kem⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kem⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], kém⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kém⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|yue}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} kam
  1. (Cantonese) to clear one's throat Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: kem (qián), kem, (qián), (qián)
    Sense id: en-kam-zh-verb-314Ye3Bo Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "zh-pron": "kem⁵"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰɛːm¹³/",
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      "ipa": "/kʰɛːm¹³/"
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Download raw JSONL data for kam meaning in Chinese (2.8kB)

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