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Jyutping jim2
Pinyin yǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to cover up/to close/to surprise/to cover (with the hand)/to conceal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    唔​完全​咁​閂​埋
    to close or shut partially
    • 掩埋道門吖唔該。
      掩埋道门吖唔该。
      jim2 maai4 dou6 mun4 aa1 m4 goi1.
      Please leave the door ajar.
  2. 語素
    遮蔽​;​遮蓋​;​隱藏
    to cover; to hide
    • 掩飾
      掩饰
      jim2 sik1
      to cover up (mistakes, misconduct, etc)
    • 掩蓋
      掩盖
      jim2 koi3
      to cover; to spread
    • 掩護
      掩护
      jim2 wu6
      to shield; to cover; to protect
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to hide; to conceal; to cover up
    (syn.) 隐瞒, 掩蓋, 隱瞞, 藏掖, 遮掩, 隱匿, 文饰, 遮盖, 遮蓋, 隐匿, 掩飾, 掩盖, 文飾, 遮, 埋葬, 掩饰, 掩藏
  2. character
    to cover
  3. character, colloquial
    to get pinched; to get caught
  4. character
    to close; to shut
  5. character, in-compounds, literary
    to ambush
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to cover (with the hand)
  2. shut, conceal
  3. ambush
  4. Cangjie Input
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Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1016

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Jyutping am2
Pinyin yǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cover up; to conceal
  2. to close (a door, book etc)
  3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
  4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to cover up/to close/to surprise/to cover (with the hand)/to conceal
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。
    他很難掩飾對自己成功的驕傲。
    tā hěn nán yǎn shì duì zì jǐ chéng gōng de jiāo ào 。
    • It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.
  2. Mandarin
    你是说你在故意掩饰你的美貌?
    你是説你在故意掩飾你的美貌?
    nǐ shì shuō nǐ zài gù yì yǎn shì nǐ de měi mào ?
    • You are saying you intentionally hide your good looks?
    • Are you saying you intentionally hide your good looks?
    • Do you mean you hide your beauty intentionally?
  3. Mandarin
    他严肃的口气和他的大声掩盖了他内心的敏感和他亲切的本质。
    他嚴肅的口氣和他的大聲掩蓋了他內心的敏感和他親切的本質。
    tā yán sù de kǒu qì hé tā de dà shēng yǎn gài le tā nèi xīn de mǐn gǎn hé tā qīn qiè de běn zhì 。
    • His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.
  4. Mandarin
    不需掩饰她不诚实的事实。
    不需掩飾她不誠實的事實。
    bù xū yǎn shì tā bù chéng shí de shì shí 。
    • There's no disguising the fact that she is dishonest.
  5. Mandarin
    她为了掩饰自己公主的身份,女扮男装,逃出了皇宫。
    她為了掩飾自己公主的身份,女扮男裝,逃出了皇宮。
    tā wèi le yǎn shì zì jǐ gōng zhǔ de shēn fèn , nǚ bàn nán zhuāng , táo chū le huáng gōng 。
    • To hide the fact that she's a princess, she disguised herself as a boy and escaped the palace.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢岔开话题,尝试极力掩饰自己冇毕业呢个事实。
    佢岔開話題,嘗試極力掩飾自己冇畢業呢個事實。
    keoi5 caa3 hoi1 waa6 tai4, soeng4 si3 gik6 lik6 jim2 sik1 zi6 gei2 mou5 bat1 jip6 ni1 go3 si6 sat6
    • He changed the topic, trying his absolute best to conceal the fact that he had not graduated.
  2. Cantonese
    掩埋道门吖唔该。
    掩埋道門吖唔該。
    jim2 maai4 dou6 mun4 aa1 m4 goi1.
    • Please leave the door ajar.
  3. Cantonese
    掩饰
    掩飾
    jim2 sik1
    • to cover up (mistakes, misconduct, etc)
  4. Cantonese
    掩盖
    掩蓋
    jim2 koi3
    • to cover; to spread
  5. Cantonese
    掩护
    掩護
    jim2 wu6
    • to shield; to cover; to protect
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    掩饰自己的过失
    掩飾自己的過失
    yǎn shì zì jǐ de guò shī
    • to cover up one's mistake
  2. Mandarin
    掩盖丑闻
    掩蓋醜聞
    yǎn gài chǒu wén
    • to cover up a scandal
  3. Mandarin
    安全理事会已强烈谴责伊拉克前政权违反国际法杀害科威特和第三国国民,特别是将科威特男女平民运出科威特,在伊拉克偏僻地点将他们冷酷处决,并且十年来一直掩盖事情真相。
    安全理事會已強烈譴責伊拉克前政權違反國際法殺害科威特和第三國國民,特別是將科威特男女平民運出科威特,在伊拉克偏僻地點將他們冷酷處決,並且十年來一直掩蓋事情真相。
    ān quán lǐ shì huì yǐ qiáng liè qiǎn zé yī lā kè qián zhèng quán wéi fǎn guó jì fǎ shā hài kē wēi tè hé dì sān guó guó mín , tè bié shì jiāng kē wēi tè nán nǚ píng mín yùn chū kē wēi tè , zài yī lā kè piān pì dì diǎn jiāng tā men lěng kù chǔ jué , bìng qiě shí nián lái yī zhí yǎn gài shì qíng zhēn xiàng .
    • The Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of Kuwaiti and third country nationals by the previous Iraqi regime in violation of international law, especially the removal from Kuwait of civilian men and women, their execution in cold blood in remote sites in Iraq and a decade long cover-up of the truth.
  4. Mandarin
    阴霾笼罩着青空 掩不住灿烂的天虹
    陰霾籠罩着青空 掩不住燦爛的天虹
    yīn mái lóng zhào zhe qīng kōng , yǎn bù zhù càn làn de tiān hóng
    • The haze shrouds over the blue sky, but it cannot cover the radiant rainbow
  5. Mandarin
    他们的所谓“不求扩大”的宣传,不过是掩护其进攻的烟幕弹。
    他們的所謂“不求擴大”的宣傳,不過是掩護其進攻的煙幕彈。
    tā men de suǒ wèi “ bù qiú kuò dà ” de xuān chuán , bù guò shì yǎn hù qí jìn gōng de yān mù dàn .
    • Their propaganda that they have "no desire to aggravate the situation" is only a smokescreen for further attacks.