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Jyutping zi1 jam1
Pinyin zī yīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、形容詞
    (​中醫​)​食一​啲​嘢​或​做​一​啲​舉措​去​補充​陰液​,​ ​係​一種​治療​陰​虛​嘅​方法
    (of Chinese medicine) to eat something or to do some action to replenish the fluid of internal organs, a way to heal the deficiency of Yin; literally, to moisturize the Yin
  2. 動詞、形容詞
    形容​一個​人​好​注重​自己​健康​,​永遠食​好​瞓​足​、​懂得​養生​;​又​指人​過份錫身​,​做事​太​好整以暇​、​安全​第一
    to describe someone who is so careful about one's body, who always eat healthy, have plenty of rest, fond of preserving one's health; also describe someone being too careful in work, who always act slowly and safely
    • 佢好滋陰㗎,好識進補,出街仲一定帶住個暖壺飲暖水。
      佢好滋阴㗎,好识进补,出街仲一定带住个暖壶饮暖水。
      He is so careful for his body, he knows what to eat is good for supplement, and he always bring along his thermos bottle for warm water.
    • 佢咁鬼滋陰,呢度環境又危險工作又趕急,佢實捱唔住啦。
      佢咁鬼滋阴,呢度环境又危险工作又赶急,佢实挨唔住啦。
      He is being too careful and slow, the working environment here is so dangerous and everything in a hurry, I don't think he can endure.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Chinese, traditional
    to treat yin deficiency by enriching body fluids and nourishing the blood
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢好滋阴㗎,好识进补,出街仲一定带住个暖壶饮暖水。
    佢好滋陰㗎,好識進補,出街仲一定帶住個暖壺飲暖水。
    • He is so careful for his body, he knows what to eat is good for supplement, and he always bring along his thermos bottle for warm water.
  2. Cantonese
    佢咁鬼滋阴,呢度环境又危险工作又赶急,佢实挨唔住啦。
    佢咁鬼滋陰,呢度環境又危險工作又趕急,佢實捱唔住啦。
    • He is being too careful and slow, the working environment here is so dangerous and everything in a hurry, I don't think he can endure.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    呢一碗呢就系阿胶熟地煲牡蛎,滋阴补气,养血固胎嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]呢一碗呢就系阿胶熟地煲牡蛎,滋阴补气,养血固胎嘅。
    呢一碗呢就係阿膠熟地煲牡蠣,滋陰補氣,養血固胎嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]呢一碗呢就系阿胶熟地煲牡蛎,滋阴补气,养血固胎嘅。
    ni1 jat1 wun2 ne1 zau6 hai6 o1 gaau1 suk6 dei6 bou1 maau5 lai6, zi1 jam1 bou2 hei3, joeng5 hyut3 gu3 toi1 ge3.
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