jan2 jan2隱忍隐忍
Jyutpingjan2 jan2
Yaleyán yán

Definition

to suffer in silence; to endure hardship or injustice without complaint; to swallow one's grievances

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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joeng4ocean; foreign
人面廣人面广
jan4 min6 gwong2to have a well connected or influential contact network [written and colloquial]
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幼苗
jau3 miu4young sprout; sapling
有心唔怕遲有心唔怕迟
jau5 sam1 m4 paa3 ci4It is never too late if you give it a try
越俎代庖
jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fi...
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