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Jyutping saan4 saan4
Pinyin chán chán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. murmur
  2. babble (sound of water)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, onomatopoeic
    to babble (of flowing water); to murmur; to gurgle; to purl
    • 簾外雨潺潺,
      春意闌珊,
      羅衾不耐五更寒,
      夢裏不知身是客,
      一晌貪歡。
      帘外雨潺潺,
      春意阑珊,
      罗衾不耐五更寒,
      梦里不知身是客,
      一晌贪欢。
      lián wài yǔ chán chán , Chūn yì lán shān , Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán , Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè , Yīshǎng tān huān .
      Outside the curtain rain babbles,
      Spring is wearing off,
      Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
      Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
      Indulging in pleasure for the moment.
  2. noun
    sound of rain
  3. noun
    appearance of flowing water
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    溪流潺潺,催我入眠。
    溪流潺潺,催我入眠。
    xī liú chán chán , cuī wǒ rù mián 。
    • The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    只碟仲系滑潺潺,快啲洗多次。
    隻碟仲係滑潺潺,快啲洗多次。
    zek3 dip2 zung6 hai6 waat6 saan4 saan4, faai3 di1 sai2 do1 ci3.
    • The dish is still greasy, wash it again.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    帘外雨潺潺,春意阑珊,罗衾不耐五更寒,梦里不知身是客,一晌贪欢。
    簾外雨潺潺,春意闌珊,羅衾不耐五更寒,夢裏不知身是客,一晌貪歡。
    lián wài yǔ chán chán , Chūn yì lán shān , Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán , Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè , Yīshǎng tān huān .
    • Outside the curtain rain babbles,
      Spring is wearing off,
      Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
      Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
      Indulging in pleasure for the moment.