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Jyutping lim4
Pinyin lián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Lian
  2. incorruptible
  3. honest
  4. inexpensive
  5. to investigate (old)
  6. side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. incorruptible/honest/inexpensive/to investigate (old)/side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    唔​貴​嘅​;​價錢​平​嘅
    inexpensive
    • 價廉物美
      价廉物美
      gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5
      cheap and nice
    • 廉價
      廉价
      lim4 gaa3
      inexpensive
    • 低廉
      低廉
      dai1 lim4
      cheap; inexpensive
    • 廉租屋
      廉租屋
      lim4 zou1 uk1
      literally, cheap rent house; a colloquial name for public housing in Hong Kong
  2. 語素
    正直​、​誠實​;​而家​通常​指​唔​貪污​;​唔​接受​賄賂
    upright, honourable, honest; usually about not taking bribes
    • 廉恥
      廉耻
      lim4 ci2
      sense of honour, modesty or shame
    • 清廉
      清廉
      cing1 lim4
      honest; uncorrupted
    • 廉潔
      廉洁
      lim4 git3
      corruption-free
    • 廉政公署
      廉政公署
      lim4 zing3 gung1 cyu5
      ICAC; Independent Commission Against Corruption
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character
    inexpensive
  3. character
    clean; incorruptible; honorable; honest
    (syn.) 潔, 洁
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. upright, honorable, honest
  2. Cangjie Input
    ITXC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #516
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    真奇怪,他竟然被安排入住这种廉价酒店。
    真奇怪,他竟然被安排入住這種廉價酒店。
    zhēn qí guài , tā jìng rán bèi ān pái rù zhù zhè zhǒng lián jià jiǔ diàn 。
    • It is strange that he should be put up at such a cheap hotel.
  2. Mandarin
    真是物美价廉。
    真是物美價廉。
    zhēn shi wù měi jià lián 。
    • It's a real bargain.
  3. Mandarin
    威廉王子是英国王位第二顺位继承人
    威廉王子是英國王位第二順位繼承人
    wēi lián wáng zǐ shì yīng guó wáng wèi dì èr shùn wèi jì chéng rén
    • Prince William is second in line to the English throne.
  4. Mandarin
    那家馆子物美价廉,美中不足的是他们糟糕的位置。
    那家館子物美價廉,美中不足的是他們糟糕的位置。
    nà jiā guǎn zi wù měi jià lián , měi zhōng bù zú de shì tā men zāo gāo de wèi zhi 。
    • That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.
    • That place's food is delicious and their prices are low. However, their location isn't good.
  5. Mandarin
    英国皇家的一位高级人员告诉了CNN,剑桥公爵夫人嫁给威廉王子 一年之后,达到了所有的目标,并且成功地成为了英国皇室的“正式成员”。
    英國皇家的一位高級人員告訴了CNN,劍橋公爵夫人嫁給威廉王子 一年之後,達到了所有的目標,並且成功地成為了英國皇室的“正式成員”。
    yīng guó huáng jiā de yī wèi gāo jí rén yuán gào sù le cnn, jiàn qiáo gōng jué fū rén jià gěi wēi lián wáng zǐ yī nián zhī hòu , dá dào le suǒ yǒu de mù biāo , bìng qiě chéng gōng dì chéng wéi le yīng guó huáng shì de “ zhèng shì chéng yuán ”。
    • A senior royal told CNN that the Duchess of Cambridge has fulfilled all of her objectives one year after marrying Prince William and has become a "full member" of the British monarchy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公职人员最紧要廉洁。
    公職人員最緊要廉潔。
    gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4 zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 lim4 git3.
    • It's of utmost importance for civil servants to be upstanding.
  2. Cantonese
    一擗忌廉
    一擗忌廉
    jat1 pet6 gei6 lim1
    • some cream; a small glob of cream
  3. Cantonese
    忌廉沟鲜奶,就会沟到杯好鬼好饮嘅嘢饮!
    忌廉溝鮮奶,就會溝到杯好鬼好飲嘅嘢飲!
    gei6 lim1 kau1 sin1 naai5, zau6 wui5 kau1 dou2 bui1 hou2 gwai2 hou2 jam2 ge3 je5 jam2!
    • Mixing cream soda with fresh milk will give you an extremely tasty beverage!
  4. Cantonese
    阿松老屈我偷食咗𠮶件蛋糕,但系冚世界都已经睇到佢咀角𠮶啲忌廉。
    阿松老屈我偷食咗嗰件蛋糕,但係冚世界都已經睇到佢咀角嗰啲忌廉。
    aa3 cung4 lou5 wat1 ngo5 tau1 sik6 zo2 go2 gin6 daan6 gou1, daan6 hai6 ham6 sai3 gaai3 dou1 ji5 ging1 tai2 dou2 keoi5 zeoi2 gok3 go2 di1 gei6 lim1.
    • A-chung falsely accused me of stealing that cake, but everyone sees the cream at the corner of his mouth already.
  5. Cantonese
    你正一礼义廉,无耻!
    你正一禮義廉,無恥!
    nei5 zing3 jat1 lai5 ji6 lim4, mou4 ci2!
    • You don't have a sense of shame!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    德皇威廉二世
    德皇威廉二世
    dé huáng wēi lián èr shì
    • Kaiser Wilhelm II
  2. Mandarin
    价廉物美
    價廉物美
    jià lián wù měi
    • to be attractive in price and quality
  3. Mandarin
    廉政建设是关系到党和国家生死攸关的大事。
    廉政建設是關係到黨和國家生死攸關的大事。
    lián zhèng jiàn shè shì guān xì dào dǎng hé guó jiā shēng sǐ yōu guān de dà shì .
    • The establishment of a clean and honest administration is a matter of life and death for both the party and the country.
  4. Mandarin
    廉政专员
    廉政專員
    lián zhèng zhuān yuán
    • Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
  5. Mandarin
    低廉的获客和运营成本,曾是微商最大的优势。
    低廉的獲客和運營成本,曾是微商最大的優勢。
    dī lián de huò kè hé yùn yíng chéng běn , céng shì wēi shāng zuì dà de yōu shì .
    • The low cost of customer acquisition and operation was once the biggest advantage of WeChat business.