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Jyutping jim4
Pinyin yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. flame
  2. inflammation
  3. -itis
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. flame/inflammation/–it is/blaze/hot (weather)/scorching
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    發炎
    inflammation
    • 炎症
      炎症
      jim4 zing3
      inflammation
    • 皮膚炎
      皮肤炎
      pei4 fu1 jim4
      dermatitis
    • 腦炎
      脑炎
      nou5 jim4
      encephalitis
  2. 語素
    好熱​;​酷熱​;​極熱
    (weather) extremely hot
    • 炎夏
      炎夏
      jim4 haa6
      hot summer
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to burn; to blaze
  2. character
    blazing; burning hot; scorching
  3. character
    red; bright red
  4. character
    inflammation
  5. character, figuratively
    power and influence
  6. character
    Yan Emperor (ancient legendary Chinese ruler)
  7. character, obsolete
    flame; blaze; rising flame
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. flame, blaze
  2. hot
  3. Cangjie Input
    FF
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级汉字表 #247
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #418
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在炎热的季节时,有些食品很容易变坏。
    在炎熱的季節時,有些食品很容易變壞。
    zài yán rè de jì jié shí , yǒu xiē shí pǐn hěn róng yì biàn huài 。
    • During hot season, perishables go bad easily.
  2. Mandarin
    他不喜欢夏天的炎热。
    他不喜歡夏天的炎熱。
    tā bù xǐ huan xià tiān de yán rè 。
    • He doesn't like the heat of the summer.
  3. Mandarin
    我父亲讨厌夏天的炎热。
    我父親討厭夏天的炎熱。
    wǒ fù qīn tǎo yàn xià tiān de yán rè 。
    • My father hates the summer heat.
  4. Mandarin
    一个简单的牙齿检查显示他有牙龈炎。
    一個簡單的牙齒檢查顯示他有牙齦炎。
    yí gè jiǎn dān de yá chǐ jiǎn chá xiǎn shì tā yǒu yá yín yán 。
    • A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.
  5. Mandarin
    我爸爸不喜欢夏天炎热的天气。
    我爸爸不喜歡夏天炎熱的天氣。
    wǒ bà ba bù xǐ huan xià tiān yán rè de tiān qì 。
    • My father does not like the heat of summer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    夏日炎炎正好眠。
    夏日炎炎正好眠。
    haa6 jat6 jim4 jim4 zing3 hou2 min4.
    • One sleeps well on the hot summer days.
  2. Cantonese
    小明个伤口发咗炎,而家又红又肿。
    小明個傷口發咗炎,而家又紅又腫。
    siu2 ming4 go3 soeng1 hau2 faat3 zo2 jim4, ji4 gaa1 jau6 hung4 jau6 zung2.
    • Siu-ming has his wound infected, which is now inflamed.
  3. Cantonese
    中肺炎
    中肺炎
    zung3 fai3 jim4
    • to contract pneumonia
  4. Cantonese
    我中咗肺炎,要隔离十四日。
    我中咗肺炎,要隔離十四日。
    ngo5 zung3 zo2 fai3 jim4, jiu3 gaak3 lei4 sap6 sei3 jat6
    • I contracted pneumonia and need to quarantine for 14 days.
  5. Cantonese
    关节炎
    關節炎
    gwaan1 zit3 jim4
    • arthritis
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他中了肺炎。
    他中了肺炎。
    tā zhòng le fèi yán .
    • He has contracted pneumonia.
  2. Mandarin
    初步诊断有41宗病例,其中一宗死亡[…[[#Chinese|]]]香港医学会传染病顾问委员会主席梁子超,在本台节目《星期六问责》说,相比同类型病毒,例如中东呼吸综合症及沙士,今次武汉至今仅一宗死亡个案,相信此病毒性肺炎的死亡率不算高。
    初步診斷有41宗病例,其中一宗死亡[…[[#Chinese|]]]香港醫學會傳染病顧問委員會主席樑子超,在本台節目《星期六問責》説,相比同類型病毒,例如中東呼吸綜合症及沙士,今次武漢至今僅一宗死亡個案,相信此病毒性肺炎的死亡率不算高。
    chū bù zhěn duàn yǒu 41 zōng bìng lì , qí zhōng yī zōng sǐ wáng … xiāng gǎng yī xué huì chuán rǎn bìng gù wèn wěi yuán huì zhǔ xí liáng zǐ chāo , zài běn tái jié mù “ xīng qī liù wèn zé ” shuō , xiàng bǐ tóng lèi xíng bìng dú , lì rú zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng jí shā shì , jīn cì wǔ hàn zhì jīn jǐn yī zōng sǐ wáng gè àn , xiàng xìn cǐ bìng dú xìng fèi yán de sǐ wáng lǜ bù suàn gāo .
    • 41 tentative diagnoses, with 1 death among them […] Hong Kong Medical Association Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee leader LEUNG Chi-chiu said in our program "Saturday Accountability" that compared to viruses of the same type, such as MERS and SARS, Wuhan has only had one case of death so far; he believes that the death rate of this viral pneumonia cannot be considered to be high.
  3. Mandarin
    趋炎附势
    趨炎附勢
    qū yán fù shì
    • to ingratiate oneself with powerful or influential people
  4. Mandarin
    顾炎武
    顧炎武
    gù yán wǔ
    • Gu Yanwu (Chinese scholar-official during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part of the Qing)
  5. Mandarin
    流行性脑膜炎
    流行性腦膜炎
    liú xíng xìng nǎo mó yán
    • epidemic meningitis