鹽 [盐]

Jyutping jim4
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Classical-Chinese, Min
    to salt; to lay in brine; to pickle; to marinate
  2. character, Min-Nan, of a wound
    irritated; painful (from salt or medication)
  3. character, Min-Dong
    to devote oneself to; to invest

鹽 [盐]

Jyutping jim4
Pinyin yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. salt
  2. CL:粒[li4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. salt M: 粒lì [粒]/to treat with salt
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​鹹​嘅​調​味​料​，​指明​為​食材​時​又​叫做​食鹽​，​主要​成份​係​氯化​鈉​，​通常​係​蒸發​海水​得​嚟​嘅
    salt; table salt
    • 粗鹽
      粗盐
      cou1 jim4
      coarse salt
    • 岩鹽
      岩盐
      ngaam4 jim4
      rock salt; halite
    • 餐桌鹽
      餐桌盐
      caan1 coek3 jim4
      table salt
    • 鹽焗雞
      盐焗鸡
      jim4 guk6 gai1
      salt baked chicken
  2. 名詞
    化學上​，​任何​酸同鹼​中​和​之後產​生​嘅​離​子​化合物​；​食鹽​係​其中​一種​，​但​係​其餘​大部分​嘅​鹽​都​係​唔​食​得​嘅
    salt; ionic salt
    • 工業鹽
      工业盐
      gung1 jip6 jim4
      industrial salt
    • 硝酸鹽
      硝酸盐
      siu1 syun1 jim4
      nitrate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Min-Nan
    food product pickled with salt
  2. character
    salt; salty substance, especially table salt
    • 鹽放多了。
      盐放多了。
      yán fàng duō le ．
      Too much salt is added.
  3. character, Min-Nan
    sweat stain; salt efflorescence
  4. character
    salt
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. salt
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    GYBT
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    SWBT
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #850
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #253
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #419
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    能不能请你把盐递给我？
    能不能請你把鹽遞給我？
    néng bù néng qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ ？
    • Could you pass me the salt, please?
    • Will you please pass me the salt?
  2. Mandarin
    这汤里盐放多了。
    這湯裏鹽放多了。
    zhè tāng lǐ yán fàng duō le 。
    • There's too much salt in this soup.
    • This soup is salty.
  3. Mandarin
    忠告像盐。
    忠告像鹽。
    zhōng gào xiàng yán 。
    • Advice is like salt.
  4. Mandarin
    按口味加盐和胡椒粉。
    按口味加鹽和胡椒粉。
    àn kǒu wèi jiā yán hé hú jiāo fěn 。
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Mandarin
    还有盐吗？
    還有鹽嗎？
    hái yǒu yán ma ？
    • Is there any salt left?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢唔小心落咗啲盐落佢杯咖啡度。
    佢唔小心落咗啲鹽落佢杯咖啡度。
    keoi5 m4 siu2 sam1 lok6 zo2 di1 jim4 lok6 keoi5 bui1 gaa3 fe1 dou6 。
    • She put salt into her coffee by mistake.
  2. Cantonese
    佢成日都捞乱糖同盐。
    佢成日都撈亂糖同鹽。
    keoi5 sing4 jat6 dou1 lou4 lyun6 tong4 tung4 jim4 。
    • She frequently gets sugar and salt mixed up.
  3. Cantonese
    你话落少少盐会唔会好味啲吖嗱？
    你話落少少鹽會唔會好味啲吖嗱？
    nei5 waa2 lok6 siu2 siu2 jim4 wui5 m4 wui2 hou2 mei6 di1 aa1 naa1 ？
    • Do you think a little salt would improve the flavor?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成个礼拜冇食过嘢，净系靠盐水嚟吊命。
    佢成個禮拜冇食過嘢，淨係靠鹽水嚟吊命。
    keoi5 seng4 go3 lai5 baai3 mou5 sik6 gwo3 je5, zing6 hai6 kaau3 jim4 seoi2 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • He hasn't eaten anything for a week; his entire life depended on an IV drip.
  2. Cantonese
    粗盐
    粗鹽
    cou1 jim4
    • coarse salt
    • cooking salt
  3. Cantonese
    岩盐
    岩鹽
    ngaam4 jim4
    • rock salt; halite
  4. Cantonese
    餐桌盐
    餐桌鹽
    caan1 coek3 jim4
    • table salt
  5. Cantonese
    盐焗鸡
    鹽焗雞
    jim4 guk6 gai1
    • salt baked chicken
    • salt-baked chicken
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    加盐
    加鹽
    jiā yán
    • to add salt
  2. Mandarin
    一撮盐
    一撮鹽
    yī cuō yán
    • a pinch of salt
  3. Mandarin
    搁点儿盐
    擱點兒鹽
    gē diǎn r5 yán
    • add some salt
  4. Cantonese
    畀啲盐
    畀啲鹽
    bei2 di1 jim4
    • to add some salt
  5. Mandarin
    请把盐递给我。
    請把鹽遞給我。
    qǐng bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ ．
    • Please pass me the salt.