yaem

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /jam˨˦/

Tone numbers: yaem¹

Hyphenation: yaem

Etymology 1

From Chinese 音 (MC ʔˠiɪm).

Noun

yaem (old orthography yəm, Sawndip forms 音)

sound; noise
voice

Verb

yaem (old orthography yəm, Sawndip forms 音)

to give the phonetic notation of a word or character; to transcribe

Etymology 2

From Chinese 陰 (MC ʔˠiɪm).

Noun

yaem (old orthography yəm)

(philosophy) yin
Antonym: yiengz
netherworld; hell

Adjective

yaem (old orthography yəm)

engraved; incised; in intaglio
Antonym: yiengz
treacherous; deceitful
gloomy; ghastly

Verb

yaem (old orthography yəm, Sawndip forms 喑)

to hide; to conceal (a matter)

yaem (old orthography yəm)

to embezzle

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