Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to embrace]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to embrace]]
  2. 2 laam 攬 — to support, to protect (st 1, 26).
  3. 3 laam hàaih 攬鞋 — [to tie shoes] to perform some menial task for someone.
  4. 4 laam jyuh sēi 攬住死 — [to die hugging] to get into trouble together (ty 8.5.2000, A1).
  5. 5 laam ngaahng 攬爛 — to support strongly, to protect (gwdl 29, 25).
  6. 6 laam saht 攬實 — to hold tight, stick to, stay with.
  7. 7 laam sān laam sai 攬身攬勢 — to be very close, to be intimate, to be very "lovey-dovey".
  8. 8 laam séuhng sān 攬上身 — to take on a task, to take over a task for someone, guarantee that a task will be completed successfully (dyj 3, 16).
  9. 9 laam tauh laam géng 攬頭攬頸 — [to hug head hug neck] to be very close, to be intimate.
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