襟 kam1 {jīn}(noun) Brothers (whom wives are sisters) | CCY | |
襟 kam1 {jīn}- lapel
- overlap of Chinese gown
- fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
- to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
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襟計〔-计〕 kam1 gai3 {jīn jì}need a long time to calculate; a large amount | CCY | |
襟章 kam1 zoeng1 {jīn zhāng}a badge; a medal | CCY | |
襟弟 kam1 dai6 {jīn dì}husband of wife's younger sister | CC | |
襟度 kam1 dou6 {jīn dù}- broad-minded
- magnanimous
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襟兄 kam1 hing1 {jīn xiōng}husband of wife's older sister | CC | |
襟翼 kam1 jik6 {jīn yì}(aircraft) wing flap | CC | |
襟抱 kam1 pou5 {jīn bào}- ambition
- an aspiration
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襟素 kam1 sou3 {jīn sù}one's true heart | CC | |
襟懷〔-怀〕 kam1 waai4 {jīn huái}- bosom (the seat of emotions)
- one's mind
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襟兄弟 kam1 hing1 dai6 {jīn xiōng dì}brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters; a more modern interpretation of this phrase is to refer to two guys who have slept with the same woman | CCY | |
襟懷夷曠〔-怀-旷〕 kam1 waai4 ji4 kwong3 {jīn huái yí kuàng}broad-minded | CC | |
襟懷坦白〔-怀--〕 kam1 waai4 taan2 baak6 {jīn huái tǎn bái}- open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- ingenuous
- open hearted
- unselfish
- magnanimous
- broad-minded
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