林 lam⁴ {lín}

(noun) Chinese surname

林 lam⁴ {lín}

1. woods
2. forest
3. CL: 片
4. circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
5. a collection (of similar things)

林 lam⁴ {Lín}

surname Lin

林峰 lam⁴ fung¹ {lín fēng}

(celebrity) Raymond Lam, who a Hong Kong singer and actor

林海 lam⁴ hoi² {lín hǎi}

(adjective) coastal

林檎 lam⁴ kam⁴ {lín qín}

Chinese pearleaf crabapple; Annona squamosa

林沈〔-沉〕 lam⁴ sam² {lín chén}

(slang) a bunch of staff or items of no value

林夕 lam⁴ zik⁶ {lín xī}

Albert Leung / Lin Xi, a lyricist in Hong Kong

林邊〔-边〕 lam⁴ bin¹ {Lín biān}

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

林彪 lam⁴ biu¹ {Lín Biāo}

Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at time of the Cultural Revolution

林逋 lam⁴ bou¹ {Lín Bū}

Lin Bu (967-1028), Northern Song poet

林堡 lam⁴ bou² {lín bǎo}

Limburg

林茨 lam⁴ ci⁴ {Lín cí}

Linz (city in Austria)

林場〔-场〕 lam⁴ coeng⁴ {lín chǎng}

1. forestry station
2. forest management area

林沖〔-冲〕 lam⁴ cung¹ {Lín Chōng}

Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin

林村 lam⁴ cyun¹ {Lín Cūn}

Lam Tsuen (an area in Hong Kong)

林地 lam⁴ dei⁶ {lín dì}

woodland

林甸 lam⁴ din⁶ {Lín diàn}

Lindian county in Daqing 大慶, Heilongjiang

林鵰〔-雕〕 lam⁴ diu¹ {lín diāo}

(Chinese bird species) black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)

林火 lam⁴ fo² {lín huǒ}

forest fire

林肯 lam⁴ hang² {Lín kěn}

1. Lincoln (name)
2. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865
3. Lincoln, US car make

林口 lam⁴ hau² {Lín kǒu}

1. Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
2. Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

林學〔-学〕 lam⁴ hok⁶ {lín xué}

forestry

林業〔-业〕 lam⁴ jip⁶ {lín yè}

1. forest industry
2. forestry

林旭 lam⁴ juk¹ {Lín Xù}

Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

林園〔-园〕 lam⁴ jyun⁴ {Lín yuán}

Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

林縣〔-县〕 lam⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín xiàn}

Lin county in Henan

林卡 lam⁴ kaa¹ {lín kǎ}

transliteration of Tibetan lingka: garden

林區〔-区〕 lam⁴ keoi¹ {lín qū}

region of forest

林壑 lam⁴ kok³ {lín hè}

1. woods and ravines
2. tranquillity of trees and valleys

林立 lam⁴ laap⁶ {lín lì}

to stand in great numbers

林鷚〔-鹨〕 lam⁴ lau⁶ {lín liù}

(Chinese bird species) tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

林木 lam⁴ muk⁶ {lín mù}

1. forest
2. forest tree

林奈 lam⁴ noi⁶ {lín nài}

1. Carl Linnaeus
2. Carl Linné

林內〔-内〕 lam⁴ noi⁶ {Lín nèi}

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

林西 lam⁴ sai¹ {Lín xī}

Lingxi county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

林森 lam⁴ sam¹ {Lín Sēn}

Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chairman of the Chinese nationalist government (1928-1932)

林藪〔-薮〕 lam⁴ sau² {lín sǒu}

woods and marshes

林紓〔-纾〕 lam⁴ syu¹ {Lín Shū}

Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into classical Chinese

林鷸〔-鹬〕 lam⁴ wat⁶ {lín yù}

(Chinese bird species) wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

林周 lam⁴ zau¹ {Lín zhōu}

Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩, Tibet

林州 lam⁴ zau¹ {Lín zhōu}

Linzhou county level city in Anyang 安陽, Henan

林芝 lam⁴ zi¹ {Lín zhī}

Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri, Chinese Linzhi

林子 lam⁴ zi² {lín zi}

1. woods
2. grove
3. forest

林產品〔-产-〕 lam⁴ caan² ban² {lín chǎn pǐn}

forest products

林嘉欣 lam⁴ gaa¹ jan¹ {lín jiā xīn}

Karena Lam Ga-yan, a Hong Kong actress and singer

林過雲〔-过云〕 lam⁴ gwo³ wan⁴ {lín guò yún}

Lam Kor-wan, a well-known serial killer in Hong Kong

林曉培〔-晓-〕 lam⁴ hiu² pui⁴ {lín xiǎo péi}

Shino Lin, a Taiwanese female singer

林海峰 lam⁴ hoi² fung¹ {Lín Hǎi fēng}

Jan Lamb Hoi Fong, a DJ, singer and actor in Hong Kong

林依晨 lam⁴ ji¹ san⁴ {lín yī chén}

Ariel Lin Yi Chen, a Taiwanese actress and singer

林瑞麟 lam⁴ seoi⁶ leon⁴ {lín ruì lín}

Stephen Lam Sui-lung, a politician in Hong Kong

林子祥 lam⁴ zi² coeng⁴ {lín zi xiáng}

George Lam Chi Cheung, a Hong Kong male singer

林八哥 lam⁴ baat³ go¹ {lín bā gē}

(Chinese bird species) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)

林邊鄉〔-边乡〕 lam⁴ bin¹ hoeng¹ {Lín biān xiāng}

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

林青霞 lam⁴ cing¹ haa⁴ {Lín Qīng xiá}

Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress

林甸縣〔--县〕 lam⁴ din⁶ jyun⁶ {Lín diàn xiàn}

Lindian county in Daqing 大慶, Heilongjiang

林鵰鴞〔-雕鸮〕 lam⁴ diu¹ hiu¹ {lín diāo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis)

林黛玉 lam⁴ doi⁶ juk⁶ {Lín Dài yù}

Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

林恢復〔--复〕 lam⁴ fui¹ fuk⁶ {lín huī fù}

forest restoration

林豐正〔-丰-〕 lam⁴ fung¹ zing³ {lín fēng zhèng}

Lin Feng-cheng (Taiwan Minister of the Interior)

林家翹〔--翘〕 lam⁴ gaa¹ kiu⁴ {Lín Jiā qiáo}

Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician

林肯郡 lam⁴ hang² gwan⁶ {Lín kěn jùn}

Lincolnshire (English county)

林口鄉〔--乡〕 lam⁴ hau² hoeng¹ {Lín kǒu xiāng}

Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

林口縣〔--县〕 lam⁴ hau² jyun⁶ {Lín kǒu xiàn}

Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

林蔭道〔-荫-〕 lam⁴ jam³ dou⁶ {lín yìn dào}

1. boulevard
2. avenue
3. mall

林夜鷹〔--鹰〕 lam⁴ je⁶ jing¹ {lín yè yīng}

(Chinese bird species) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)

林憶蓮〔-忆莲〕 lam⁴ jik¹ lin⁴ {Lín Yì lián}

Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer

林園鄉〔-园乡〕 lam⁴ jyun⁴ hoeng¹ {Lín yuán xiāng}

Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

林柳鶯〔--莺〕 lam⁴ lau⁵ ang¹ {lín liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

林嶺雀〔-岭-〕 lam⁴ ling⁵ zoek³ {lín lǐng què}

(Chinese bird species) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)

林來瘋〔-来疯〕 lam⁴ loi⁴ fung¹ {Lín lái fēng}

1. Linsanity
2. craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪

林內鄉〔-内乡〕 lam⁴ noi⁶ hoeng¹ {Lín nèi xiāng}

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

林沙錐〔--锥〕 lam⁴ saa¹ zeoi¹ {lín shā zhuī}

(Chinese bird species) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)

林西縣〔--县〕 lam⁴ sai¹ jyun⁶ {Lín xī xiàn}

Lingxi county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

林心如 lam⁴ sam¹ jyu⁴ {Lín Xīn rú}

Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer

林書豪〔-书-〕 lam⁴ syu¹ hou⁴ {Lín Shū háo}

Jeremy Lin (1988-), Taiwanese-American professional basketball player (NBA)

林雪平 lam⁴ syut³ ping⁴ {Lín xuě píng}

Linköping, city in southeast Sweden

林懷民〔-怀-〕 lam⁴ waai⁴ man⁴ {Lín Huái mín}

Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer

林則徐〔-则-〕 lam⁴ zak¹ ceoi⁴ {Lín Zé xú}

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

林周縣〔--县〕 lam⁴ zau¹ jyun⁶ {Lín zhōu xiàn}

Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩, Tibet

林州市 lam⁴ zau¹ si⁵ {Lín zhōu shì}

Linzhou county level city in Anyang 安陽, Henan

林芝縣〔--县〕 lam⁴ zi¹ jyun⁶ {Lín zhī xiàn}

Nyingchi county, Tibetan: Nying khri rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區, Tibet

林志玲 lam⁴ zi³ ling⁴ {Lín Zhì líng}

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

林寶堅尼〔-宝坚-〕 lam⁴ bou² gin¹ nei⁴ {lín bǎo jiān ní}

Lamborghini

林林總總〔--总总〕 lam⁴ lam⁴ zung² zung² {lín lín zǒng zǒng}

numerous; wide range; all sorts

林和西站 lam⁴ wo² sai¹ zaam⁶ {lín hé xī zhàn}

Linhexi Station / Linhe West Station, a metro station in Guangzhou

林鄭月娥〔-郑--〕 lam⁴ zeng⁶ jyut⁶ ngo⁴ {lín zhèng yuè é}

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, a civil servant in Hong Kong

林可霉素 lam⁴ ho² mui⁴ sou³ {lín kě méi sù}

lincomycin

林陰大道〔-阴--〕 lam⁴ jam¹ daai⁶ dou⁶ {lín yīn dà dào}

1. boulevard
2. tree-lined avenue
3. CL: 條

林林總總〔--总总〕 lam⁴ lam⁴ zung² zung² {lín lín zǒng zǒng}

1. in great abundance
2. numerous

林三趾鶉〔---鹑〕 lam⁴ saam¹ zi² ceon¹ {lín sān zhǐ chún}

(Chinese bird species) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)

林芝地區〔---区〕 lam⁴ zi¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Lín zhī dì qū}

Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri sa khul, Chinese Linzhi

林德布拉德 lam⁴ dak¹ bou³ laai¹ dak¹ {Lín dé bù lā dé}

Lindeblatt (name)

林克平大學〔----学〕 lam⁴ hak¹ ping⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Lín kè píng Dà xué}

Linköping University, Sweden