淡 [－]

Jyutping taam5
Pinyin tán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical, obsolete
    ^‡ appearance of water

淡 [－]

Jyutping taam5
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical, obsolete
    ^‡ appearance of water
  2. character
    Only used in 淡淡 (yǎnyǎn, yànyàn).

淡 [－]

Jyutping taam5
Pinyin yǎn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical, obsolete
    ^‡ appearance of water
  2. character
    Only used in 淡淡 (yǎnyǎn, yànyàn).

淡 [－]

Jyutping taam4
Pinyin dàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an alternative form for 痰, phlegm

淡 [－]

Jyutping jim5
Pinyin dàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the sound of flowing water

淡 [－]

Jyutping taam5
Pinyin dàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen/stagnant (business)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    樸素​，​唔​花巧​，​簡單
    simple, unsophisticated, light
    • 淡妝
      淡妆
      daam6 zong1
      light make-up
    • 清淡
      清淡
      cing1 daam6
      (of food or diet) light
  2. 形容詞
    淺​色​嘅​；​濃度​低​嘅
    (of colours) light; pale
    • 淡紅色
      淡红色
      taam5 hung4 sik1
      light red
  3. 形容詞
    冇​味​；​味道​好清​；​唔​夠味
    tasteless; bland; not salty or sweet enough
    • 淡茂茂
      淡茂茂
      taam5 mau6 mau6
      tasteless
    • 啲湯好淡。
      啲汤好淡。
      di1 tong1 hou2 taam5
      The soup is tasteless.
  4. 反義詞
    濃
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of food
    bland; tasteless
    • 啲湯好淡
      啲汤好淡
      di1 tong1 hou2 taam5
      the soup is very bland
  2. character
    meaningless; trivial
  3. character
    slack; dull
    • 淡季
      淡季
      dàn jì
      slack season; off-season
  4. character, of color
    light; pale
  5. character, of liquid or gas
    thin; low in density
  6. character
    indifferent; cold
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #165
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #47
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #72

淡 [－]

Jyutping daam6
Pinyin dàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen/stagnant (business)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    樸素​，​唔​花巧​，​簡單
    simple, unsophisticated, light
    • 淡妝
      淡妆
      daam6 zong1
      light make-up
    • 清淡
      清淡
      cing1 daam6
      (of food or diet) light
  2. 形容詞
    生意​唔​好
    (of business) dull; stagnant ; bad
    • 呢排個市好淡呀，今日一張單都開唔到。
      呢排个市好淡呀，今日一张单都开唔到。
      ni1 paai2 go3 si5 hou2 daam6 aa3, gam1 jat6 jat1 zoeng1 daan1 dou1 hoi1 m4 dou2.
      The market is very dull recently. I couldn't make one sale today.
  3. 反義詞
    旺
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. weak, watery
  2. insipid, tasteless
  3. Cangjie Input
    EFF
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我相信这条鱼是淡水鱼。
    我相信這條魚是淡水魚。
    wǒ xiāng xìn zhè tiáo yú shì dàn shuǐ yú 。
    • I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
  2. Mandarin
    比起淡咖啡，我更喜欢浓咖啡。
    比起淡咖啡，我更喜歡濃咖啡。
    bǐ qǐ dàn kā fēi ， wǒ gèng xǐ huan nóng kā fēi 。
    • I like strong coffee more than weak coffee.
  3. Mandarin
    久了不见，便会逐渐淡忘。分开以后，也就自然不会再联络了。
    久了不見，便會逐漸淡忘。分開以後，也就自然不會再聯絡了。
    jiǔ le bù jiàn ， biàn huì zhú jiàn dàn wàng 。 fēn kāi yǐ hòu ， yě jiù zì rán bù huì zài lián luò le 。
    • Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch.
  4. Mandarin
    我听到了淡路发生大地震的消息。
    我聽到了淡路發生大地震的消息。
    wǒ tīng dào le dàn lù fā shēng dà dì zhèn de xiāo xi 。
    • I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.
  5. Mandarin
    有了这个装置，把海水净化成淡水就不是难事了。
    有了這個裝置，把海水淨化成淡水就不是難事了。
    yǒu le zhè ge zhuāng zhì ， bǎ hǎi shuǐ jìng huà chéng dàn shuǐ jiù bú shi nán shì le 。
    • This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我想食啲清淡嘅嘢。
    我想食啲清淡嘅嘢。
    ngo5 soeng2 sik6 di1 cing1 daam6 ge3 je5 。
    • I'd like to eat something light.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲花有淡淡嘅清香。
    啲花有淡淡嘅清香。
    di1 faa1 jau5 daam6 daam6 ge3 cing1 hoeng1.
    • The flowers have a delicate fragrance.
  2. Cantonese
    呢间烧腩铺啲例汤落得𠮶些少猪骨，啲味仲淡过师姑尿。
    呢間燒腩鋪啲例湯落得嗰些少豬骨，啲味仲淡過師姑尿。
    ni1 gaan1 siu1 laam5 pou2 di1 lai6 tong1 lok6 dak1 go2 se1 siu2 zyu1 gwat1, di1 mei6 zung6 taam5 gwo3 si1 gu1 liu6.
    • The soup of this restaurant has very little stock and tastes like watered down bud-light.
  3. Cantonese
    咸淡水
    鹹淡水
    haam4 taam5 seoi2
    • estuary
  4. Cantonese
    淡水湖
    淡水湖
    taam5 seoi2 wu4
    • fresh water lake
  5. Cantonese
    淡水鱼
    淡水魚
    taam5 seoi2 jyu2
    • river fish
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    啲汤好淡
    啲湯好淡
    di1 tong1 hou2 taam5
    • the soup is very bland
  2. Mandarin
    淡季
    淡季
    dàn jì
    • slack season; off-season
  3. Mandarin
    这是一种味淡的烟。
    這是一種味淡的煙。
    zhè shì yī zhǒng wèi dàn de yān ．
    • This is a mild tobacco.
  4. Mandarin
    前途暗淡
    前途暗淡
    qián tú àn dàn
    • dim future
  5. Mandarin
    “丁小姐，令尊的厂一定比这个像样多了。等到淡水新厂落成，我再请两位来玩。”
    “丁小姐，令尊的廠一定比這個像樣多了。等到淡水新廠落成，我再請兩位來玩。”
    “ dīng xiǎo jiě ， lìng zūn de chǎng yī dìng bǐ zhè ge xiàng yàng duō le ． děng dào dàn shuǐ xīn chǎng luò chéng ， wǒ zài qǐng liǎng wèi lái wán ． ”
    • Your father, miss Ding, must have a better factory than this. I shall invite both of you to visit the new factory in Tamsui when it is completed.