jam1蔭荫
Jyutpingjam1
Yaleyām
Definition
Shade or shelter from the sun, or blessing and protection from ancestors.
- shade; a shaded area sheltered from the sun
- literaryprotection, blessing, or benefit received from one's ancestors
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical state of being shielded from direct sunlight. While it can metaphorically represent protection or patronage from someone powerful, the literal sense of a cool, shaded spot is far more common in daily speech. It is frequently paired with nouns like 樹 or 牆 to specify the source of the shade.
Examples
There is shade from the trees here, let's stand here and rest for a while.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 陰, which refers to the concept of yin or general darkness. While they share a similar sound, 蔭 is strictly for shade from the sun, whereas 陰 describes a lack of light or a gloomy atmosphere.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
