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Jyutping gaa1 jim4
Pinyin jiā yán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 加 (jiā), 鹽/盐; to add salt
  2. verb
    to salt
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    按口味加盐和胡椒粉。
    按口味加鹽和胡椒粉。
    àn kǒu wèi jiā yán hé hú jiāo fěn 。
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Mandarin
    我妈妈忘了往沙拉里加盐了。
    我媽媽忘了往沙拉里加鹽了。
    wǒ mā ma wàng le wǎng shā lā lǐ jiā yán le 。
    • My mother forgot to add salt to the salad.
    • My mom forgot to add salt to the salad.
  3. Mandarin
    她煮菜不加盐。
    她煮菜不加鹽。
    tā zhǔ cài bù jiā yán 。
    • She doesn't use salt when cooking.
  4. Mandarin
    你加盐了吗?
    你加鹽了嗎?
    nǐ jiā yán le ma ?
    • Did you put in any salt?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲八卦杂志好钟意加盐加醋,啲明星落街食餐饭,都可以包装到好似惊天动地嘅大新闻咁。
    啲八卦雜誌好鍾意加鹽加醋,啲明星落街食餐飯,都可以包裝到好似驚天動地嘅大新聞咁。
    di1 baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3 hou2 zung1 ji3 gaa1 jim4 gaa1 cou3, di1 ming4 sing1 lok6 gaai1 sik6 caan1 faan6, dou1 ho2 ji5 baau1 zong1 dou3 hou2 ci5 ging1 tin1 dung6 dei6 ge3 daai6 san1 man2 gam2.
    • Gossip magazines love to juice up stories by inventing reality. In their hands, things as ordinary as a celebrity going downstairs for a lunch can be repackaged as stunning headline news.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    加盐
    加鹽
    jiā yán
    • to add salt