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Jyutping haam4
Pinyin xián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. lecherous; 2. lascivious; 3. libidinous
  2. salted/salty/pickled/dirty/grubby/pornographic/lewd/sexually explicit/lecherous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    鹽​嘅​味道
    salty (taste)
    • 啲湯咁鹹嘅?你落咗幾多鹽呀?
      啲汤咁咸嘅?你落咗几多盐呀?
      di1 tong1 gam3 haam4 ge3? nei5 lok6 zo2 gei2 do1 jim4 aa3?
      Why is the soup so salty? How much salt have you put?
  2. 形容詞
    鹹​濕​嘅​簡​稱​。​黃​色​;​放​喺​單​字​名​詞​前​,​指有​色情​成份​嘅​事物
    having sexual or pornographic content
    • 鹹碟
      咸碟
      haam4 dip2
      pornographic video disc
    • 鹹書
      咸书
      haam4 syu1
      pornographic book
    • 鹹網
      咸网
      haam4 mong5
      pornographic website
    • 鹹片
      咸片
      haam4 pin2
      pornographic film
    • 鹹故
      咸故
      haam4 gu2
      erotic story
  3. 近義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    salty; briny
    • 鹹菜
      咸菜
      xián cài
      salted vegetables
    • 湯太鹹了。
      汤太咸了。
      tāng tài xián le .
      The soup is too salty.
  2. character, Min-Nan
    stingy; miserly
  3. character, Cantonese, Yangjiang
    salt
  4. character, Min-Nan
    rice topping; viand
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. salty, briny
  2. salted
  3. pickled
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IHMR
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YWIHR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 黃色的 – 黄色的
  2. 色情的
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #793
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #234
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你不能喝海水,因为它太咸了。
    你不能喝海水,因為它太鹹了。
    nǐ bù néng hē hǎi shuǐ , yīn wèi tā tài xián le 。
    • You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.
    • You can't drink seawater because it's too salty.
  2. Mandarin
    这碗汤大咸了,喝不下。
    這碗湯大鹹了,喝不下。
    zhè wǎn tāng dà xián le , hē bù xià 。
    • This soup is too salty to eat.
  3. Mandarin
    这汤太咸了。
    這湯太鹹了。
    zhè tāng tài xián le 。
    • There's too much salt in this soup.
    • The soup is too salty.
  4. Mandarin
    如果你尝一下菜汁,你会发现它很咸。
    如果你嘗一下菜汁,你會發現它很鹹。
    rú guǒ nǐ cháng yī xià cài zhī , nǐ huì fā xiàn tā hěn xián 。
    • If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.
  5. Mandarin
    总光顾的那家店里,可比薯片98日元一袋。我很那种喜欢淡淡的咸。事实上,这种轻淡的咸随着时期的不同原材料也跟着变化。今天的这袋儿薯片的调味料不是化学品,而是天然的盐。很合我的口味。
    總光顧的那家店裏,可比薯片98日元一袋。我很那種喜歡淡淡的鹹。事實上,這種輕淡的鹹隨着時期的不同原材料也跟着變化。今天的這袋兒薯片的調味料不是化學品,而是天然的鹽。很合我的口味。
    zǒng guāng gù de nà jiā diàn lǐ , kě bǐ shǔ piàn 98 rì yuán yī dài 。 wǒ hěn nà zhǒng xǐ huan dàn dàn de xián 。 shì shí shàng , zhè zhǒng qīng dàn de xián suí zhe shí qī de bù tóng yuán cái liào yě gēn zhe biàn huà 。 jīn tiān de zhè dài ér shǔ piàn de tiáo wèi liào bú shi huà xué pǐn , ér shì tiān rán de yán 。 hěn hé wǒ de kǒu wèi 。
    • The store that I always go to has Calbee potato chips on sale for 98 yen a bag. My favorite flavor is lightly salted. As a matter of fact, the ingredients for this particular flavor changes from time to time. Today's chips are chemical-free, made with natural salt. Fitting for someone like me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔钟意食沙甸鱼,因为我觉得佢太咸。
    我唔鍾意食沙甸魚,因為我覺得佢太鹹。
    ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 sik6 saa1 din1 jyu2 , jan1 wai6 ngo5 gok3 dak1 keoi5 taai3 haam4 。
    • I don't like to eat sardines, because I think they taste too salty.
  2. Cantonese
    做人如果冇梦想,同条咸鱼有咩分别呀?
    做人如果冇夢想,同條鹹魚有咩分別呀?
    zou6 jan4 jyu4 gwo2 mou5 mung6 soeng2 , tung4 tiu4 haam4 jyu2 jau5 me1 fan1 bit6 aa3 ?
    • Without dreams, what different are we from animals?
  3. Cantonese
    噏得出嘅嘢都俾人攞过嚟拍咸片。冇例外。
    噏得出嘅嘢都俾人攞過嚟拍鹹片。冇例外。
    ap1 dak1 ceot1 ge3 je5 dou1 bei2 jan4 lo2 gwo3 lai4 paak3 haam4 pin3 。 mou5 lai6 ngoi6 。
    • If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿松抵受唔住魔鬼引诱走咗去买咸湿书。
    阿松抵受唔住魔鬼引誘走咗去買鹹濕書。
    aa3 cung4 dai2 sau6 m4 zyu6 mo1 gwai2 jan5 jau5 zau2 zo2 heoi3 maai5 haam4 sap1 syu1.
    • A-chung couldn't withstand the Devil's temptation and went to buy naughty books.
  2. Cantonese
    阿松受咗恶魔嘅引诱,走咗去买咸湿书。
    阿松受咗惡魔嘅引誘,走咗去買鹹濕書。
    • A-chung was tempted by demons. He's gone to buy naughty books.
  3. Cantonese
    哗,返工上咸网,你搏炒呀?
    嘩,返工上鹹網,你搏炒呀?
    waa3, faan1 gung1 soeng5 haam4 mong5, nei5 bok3 caau2 aa4?
    • Wow, you're surfing porn sites at work. Are you trying to get fired?
  4. Cantonese
    咸淡水
    鹹淡水
    haam4 taam5 seoi2
    • estuary
  5. Cantonese
    咸淡水交界嘅河岸十分适合红树林生长。
    鹹淡水交界嘅河岸十分適合紅樹林生長。
    haam4 taam5 seoi2 gaau1 gaai3 ge3 ho4 ngon6 sap6 fan1 sik1 hap6 hung4 syu6 lam4 sang1 zoeng2.
    • Estuaries are suitable for the growth of mangroves.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    咸菜
    鹹菜
    xián cài
    • salted vegetables
  2. Mandarin
    汤太咸了。
    湯太鹹了。
    tāng tài xián le .
    • The soup is too salty.
  3. Mandarin
    北逾瀚海,西绝羌荒,青海、厄鲁特、西藏、准噶尔之地咸入版图。
    北逾瀚海,西絕羌荒,青海、厄魯特、西藏、準噶爾之地鹹入版圖。
    běi yú hàn hǎi , xī jué qiāng huāng , qīng hǎi , è lǔ tè , xī zàng , zhǔn gá ěr zhī dì xián rù bǎn tú .
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    咸湿大王
    鹹濕大王
    haam4 sap1 daai6 wong4
    • king of perversion
  5. Mandarin
    方与朱启铃之三女交甚密,日假予书斋之电机通好辞,予与朱咸不知也。
    方與朱啓鈴之三女交甚密,日假予書齋之電機通好辭,予與朱鹹不知也。
    fāng yǔ zhū qǐ líng zhī sān nǚ jiāo shèn mì , rì jiǎ yǔ shū zhāi zhī diàn jī tōng hǎo cí , yǔ yǔ zhū xián bù zhī yě .
    • X