染 jim⁵ {rǎn}

1. to dye
2. to catch (a disease)
3. to acquire (bad habits etc)
4. to contaminate
5. to add color washes to a painting

染缸 jim⁵ gong¹ {rǎn gāng}

a dye vat; often used as a metaphor to describe an environment where one cannot escape the negative influences

染污 jim⁵ wu¹ {rǎn wū}

to soil; to contaminate

染病 jim⁵ beng⁶ {rǎn bìng}

1. to catch an illness
2. to get infected with a disease

染布 jim⁵ bou³ {rǎn bù}

to dye cloth

染廠〔-厂〕 jim⁵ cong² {rǎn chǎng}

1. dye factory
2. dye-works

染毒 jim⁵ duk⁶ {rǎn dú}

contamination

染髮〔-发〕 jim⁵ faat³ {rǎn fà}

1. to dye one's hair
2. rinse
3. tint

染料 jim⁵ liu² {rǎn liào}

dye

染色 jim⁵ sik¹ {rǎn sè}

dye

染上 jim⁵ soeng⁵ {rǎn shàng}

1. to catch (a disease)
2. to get (a bad habit)

染指 jim⁵ zi² {rǎn zhǐ}

1. to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2. to get a share of the action
3. abbr. for 染指於鼎

染織〔-织〕 jim⁵ zik¹ {rǎn zhī}

dyeing and weaving

染髮劑〔-发剂〕 jim⁵ faat³ zai¹ {rǎn fà jì}

1. hair dye
2. rinse
3. tint

染色體〔--体〕 jim⁵ sik¹ tai² {rǎn sè tǐ}

chromosome

染色質〔--质〕 jim⁵ sik¹ zat¹ {rǎn sè zhì}

1. chromosome
2. genetic material of chromosome

染風習俗〔-风习-〕 jim⁵ fung¹ zaap⁶ zuk⁶ {rǎn fēng xí sú}

1. bad habits
2. to get into bad habits through long custom

染指於鼎〔--于-〕 jim⁵ zi² jyu¹ ding² {rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng}

1. lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2. to get a share of the action

染指垂涎 jim⁵ zi² seoi⁴ jin⁴ {rǎn zhǐ chuí xián}

lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

染色體倍性〔--体--〕 jim⁵ sik¹ tai² pui⁵ sing³ {rǎn sè tǐ bèi xìng}

ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)

染色體三倍體症〔--体--体-〕 jim⁵ sik¹ tai² saam¹ pui⁵ tai² zing³ {rǎn sè tǐ sān bèi tǐ zhèng}

trisomy