飲〔饮〕 jam² {yǐn}

(noun) wedding party or one-month baby shower

飲〔饮〕 jam² {yǐn}

to drink

飲〔饮〕 jam² {yìn}

to give (animals) water to drink

飲品〔饮-〕 jam² ban² {yǐn pǐn}

drinks

飲杯〔饮-〕 jam² bui¹ {yǐn bēi}

"cheers!"; to have a drink; to go for a drink

飲茶〔饮-〕 jam² caa⁴ {yǐn chá}

(verb) drink tea

飲大〔饮-〕 jam² daai⁶ {yǐn dà}

to get drunk; to be drunk

飲彈〔饮弹〕 jam² daan⁶ {yǐn dàn}

to be hit by a bullet; to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun

飲得〔饮-〕 jam² dak¹ {yǐn de}

can drink; drinkable; to describe someone who can drink a lot (with a high alchol tolerance)

飲家〔饮-〕 jam² gaa¹ {yǐn jiā}

an oenophile; a wine lover who is a connoisseur of fine wines

飲歌〔饮-〕 jam² go¹ {yǐn gē}

favourite song for singing (spoken)

飲管〔饮-〕 jam² gun² {yǐn guǎn}

a drinking straw

飲泣〔饮-〕 jam² jap¹ {yǐn qì}

weep

飲嘢〔饮-〕 jam² je⁵ {yǐn yě}

drink something (spoken)

飲奶〔饮-〕 jam² naai⁵ {yǐn nǎi}

drink milk/receive instruction; study

飲衫〔饮-〕 jam² saam¹ {yǐn shān}

1. (wedding) banquet outfit 2. favourite outfit / clothes (spoken)

飲勝〔饮胜〕 jam² sing³ {yǐn shèng}

(v.) to drink a toast to someone; to express good wishes before you drink to someone, similar to saying "cheers!" / "bottoms up!"

飲筒〔饮-〕 jam² tung² {yǐn tǒng}

(noun) a drinking straw

飲醉〔饮-〕 jam² zeoi³ {yǐn zuì}

drunk (spoken)

飲品〔饮-〕 jam² ban² {yǐn pǐn}

beverage

飲茶〔饮-〕 jam² caa⁴ {yǐn chá}

1. to have tea and refreshments
2. to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)

飲恨〔饮-〕 jam² han⁶ {yǐn hèn}

1. to nurse a grievance
2. to harbor a grudge

飲宴〔饮-〕 jam² jin³ {yǐn yàn}

1. banquet
2. dinner
3. drinking party
4. feast

飲用〔饮-〕 jam² jung⁶ {yǐn yòng}

1. drink
2. drinking or drinkable (water)

飲料〔饮-〕 jam² liu⁶ {yǐn liào}

1. drink
2. beverage

飲水〔饮-〕 jam² seoi² {yǐn shuǐ}

drinking water

飲食〔饮-〕 jam² sik⁶ {yǐn shí}

1. food and drink
2. diet

飲酒〔饮-〕 jam² zau² {yǐn jiǔ}

to drink wine

飲大咗〔饮--〕 jam² daai⁶ zo² {yǐn dà zuo}

drunk (spoken)

飲咖啡〔饮--〕 jam² gaa³ fe¹ {yǐn kā fēi}

drink coffee

飲薑酒〔饮姜-〕 jam² goeng¹ zau² {yǐn jiāng jiǔ}

baby's full month celebration (spoken)

飲悶酒〔饮闷-〕 jam² mun⁶ zau² {yǐn mèn jiǔ}

to drown one's sorrows; to drink to stop feeling sad

飲水尾〔饮--〕 jam² seoi² mei⁵ {yǐn shuǐ wěi}

having left-overs or remains from others (spoken)

飲食店〔饮--〕 jam² sik⁶ dim³ {yǐn shí diàn}

an eatery

飲食業〔饮-业〕 jam² sik⁶ jip⁶ {yǐn shí yè}

food catering industry; catering trade

飲勝佢〔饮胜渠〕 jam² sing³ keoi⁵ {yǐn shèng qú}

toast;cheers;bottoms up

飲醉酒〔饮--〕 jam² zeoi³ zau² {yǐn zuì jiǔ}

drunk (spoken)

飲醉咗〔饮--〕 jam² zeoi³ zo² {yǐn zuì zuo}

to be drunk

飲早茶〔饮--〕 jam² zou² caa⁴ {yǐn zǎo chá}

to have morning tea and breakfast / dim sum in the morning

飲用水〔饮--〕 jam² jung⁶ seoi² {yǐn yòng shuǐ}

1. drinking water
2. potable water

飲水機〔饮-机〕 jam² seoi² gei¹ {yǐn shuǐ jī}

1. water dispenser
2. water cooler
3. drinking fountain

飲水器〔饮--〕 jam² seoi² hei³ {yǐn shuǐ qì}

water dispenser

飲飽食醉〔饮饱--〕 jam² baau² sik⁶ zeoi³ {yǐn bǎo shí zuì}

feeling satisfied after eating and drinking one's fill

飲得杯落〔饮---〕 jam² dak¹ bui¹ lok⁶ {yǐn de bēi luò}

an expression of relief after a difficult time is over; literally 'now I can drink as much as I want'

飲飲食食〔饮饮--〕 jam² jam² sik⁶ sik⁶ {yǐn yǐn shí shí}

drink and eat (spoken)

飲馬投錢〔饮马-钱〕 jam² maa⁵ tau⁴ cin⁴ {yìn mǎ tóu qián}

literally: 'to pay even for a horse's drink of water', to describe the extreme honesty of someone who does not seek private gain at public expense, who has integrity and probity

飲頭啖湯〔饮头-汤〕 jam² tau⁴ daam⁶ tong¹ {yǐn tóu dàn tāng}

the early bird gets the worm (spoken)

飲鴆止渴〔饮鸩--〕 jam² zam⁶ zi² hot³ {yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě}

(literally: to quench one's thirst by drinking poison); to employ a quick and temporary solution regardless of the ramifications

飲恨吞聲〔饮--声〕 jam² han⁶ tan¹ sing¹ {yǐn hèn tūn shēng}

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

飲流懷源〔饮-怀-〕 jam² lau⁴ waai⁴ jyun⁴ {yǐn liú huái yuán}

1. lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
2. Don't forget where your happiness come from.
3. Be grateful for all your blessings!

飲水思源〔饮---〕 jam² seoi² si¹ jyun⁴ {yǐn shuǐ sī yuán}

1. lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
2. Don't forget where your happiness come from.
3. Be grateful for all your blessings!

飲食療養〔饮-疗养〕 jam² sik⁶ liu⁴ joeng⁵ {yǐn shí liáo yǎng}

diet

飲酒駕車〔饮-驾车〕 jam² zau² gaa³ ce¹ {yǐn jiǔ jià chē}

drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)

飲酒作樂〔饮--乐〕 jam² zau² zok³ lok⁶ {yǐn jiǔ zuò lè}

1. drinking party
2. to go on a binge
3. to paint the town red

飲到大大地〔饮----〕 jam² dou³ daai⁶ daai² dei² {yǐn dào dà dà dì}

to have gotten a little drunk

飲咗門官茶〔饮-门--〕 jam² zo² mun⁴ gun¹ caa⁴ {yǐn zuo mén guān chá}

to be grinning all the time