yàn
  1. (Ningbonese) to apply soap to; to dab or cover with soap
  2. (Ningbonese, of one's body) to be drenched in sweat
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (yàn, “to envy”)
  4. alternative form of / (yàn, “to envy”)
  5. to apply soap to; to dab or cover with soap
  6. to be drenched in sweat

Wiktionary

Homographs

Examples

还有盐吗?

Is there any salt left?

Source: Tatoeba

再加点盐好吗?

How about adding a little bit more salt?

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请把盐递给我。

Please pass me the salt.

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把盐递给我好吗?

Pass me the salt, would you?

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放点盐到滚水裡。

Put some salt into the boiling water.

Source: Tatoeba

没有再多的盐了。

There's no more salt.

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请你把盐递给我好吗?

Will you pass me the salt?

Can you pass me the salt, please?

Could you please pass me the salt?

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请把盐递给我,好吗?

Pass me the salt, will you?

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请你把盐递给我好吗?

Would you pass me the salt?

Would you pass me the salt, please?

Source: Tatoeba

请你把盐递过来好吗?

Would you pass the salt, please?

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今天早饭我吃了些腌鲱鱼。

Today I had some kipper for breakfast.

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我在鱼上洒盐和胡椒作调味。

I seasoned the fish with salt and pepper.

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你觉得再加一点盐味道会更好?

You think adding a little salt will make it taste much better?

Source: Tatoeba

盐可以帮助保存食物避免腐烂。

Salt helps to preserve food from decay.

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挑选少油、少糖、少盐和高纤的食物。

Choose food low in fat, sugar and salt, and high in fibre.

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将羽衣甘蓝切片,放入锅中,加入橄榄油、大蒜、盐和胡椒,煮至软嫩可口。

Slice the kale, and add it to a pan, with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, and wait until it is soft and tasty.

Source: Tatoeba

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