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

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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?

Source: Tatoeba

请把盐递给我。

Please pass me the salt.

Source: Tatoeba

没有再多的盐了。

There's no more salt.

Source: Tatoeba

放点盐到滚水裡。

Put some salt into the boiling water.

Source: Tatoeba

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