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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Homographs

Examples

還有鹽嗎?

Is there any salt left?

Source: Tatoeba

再加點鹽好嗎?

How about adding a little bit more salt?

Source: Tatoeba

請把鹽遞給我。

Please pass me the salt.

Source: Tatoeba

沒有再多的鹽了。

There's no more salt.

Source: Tatoeba

放點鹽到滾水裡。

Put some salt into the boiling water.

Source: Tatoeba

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