English
- sing, hum
- to chant; to recite
- to chant; to recite
- recite
- verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
- type of poetry
- (literary) to lament; to groan
- (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
- (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
- to nag
- onomatopoeia of eating
粵語
- 朗讀、朗誦詩詞
- 吟沉
- 將嘢食放入口嘅聲音
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 吟
- 呻吟san1 jam4
to moan; to groan
- 吟詩jam4 si1
to recite poetry
- 沉吟cam4 jam4
to mutter to oneself irresolutely
- 吟沉ngam4 cam4
nagging; mumbling
- 笑吟吟siu3 jam4 jam4
smiling; with a smile
- 笑吟吟siu3 jam4 jam4
smiling; with a smile
- 吟遊jam4 jau4
to wander as minstrel
- 朗吟long5 jam4
to recite in a loud, clear voice
- 吟詠jam4 wing6
to recite
- 吟詩作對jam4 si1 zok3 deoi2
Composing poems and couplets
- 吟唱jam4 coeng3
to chant
- 無病呻吟mou4 beng6 san1 jam4
(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
- 低吟dai1 jam4
to chant softly
- 輕吟hing1 jam4
- 歌吟go1 jam4
to sing
- 吟哦jam4 ngo4
to chant
- 吟噚jam4 cam6
talkative to an annoying extent; prattling
- 吟噆ngam4 cam4
talkative to an annoying extent; prattling
- 喜吟吟hei2 jam4 jam4
joyful
- 喜吟吟hei2 jam4 jam4
joyful
- 吟誦jam4 zung6
to read aloud
- 吟吟沉沉ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4
muttering
- 吟吟沉沉ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4
muttering
- 謳吟au1 jam4
song