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斟
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to pour]] to pour.
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to pour]] to pour.
  2. 2 jām 斟 — to discuss.
  3. 3 jām chàah yihng cho 斟茶設條 — to offer tea as an admission of wrongdoing or as an apology - if the tea is accepted that is a sign that the disagreement is settled (yjw 2, 34).
  4. 4 jām pùhn 斟盤 — negotiation, settlement talks.
Other Readings
斟
to pour | to discuss | to negotiate | to deliberate | # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 斟
斟掂
to reach a satisfactory agreement
斟盤
negotiating; to talk business
冇得斟
[[nothing to pour]] no room for discussion.
自斟自酌
drink wine alone; to have one's own opinion
吱吱斟
to murmur; to burble [colloquial]
斟生意
verb; to discuss a business deal
字斟句酌
weighing every word
斟水
verb; filled the water, pour water
斟吓
verb; have a brief talk; consult; consider
斟茶
to pour tea
密斟
(noun) confidential talk; (verb) secretly talk
淺斟低唱
to feel relaxed and be at ease
斟酒
[v] to pour or offer wine or liquor
吱吱斟斟
whisper to one another (spoken)
斟瀉
to spill
斟酌
(verb) Weigh up
密密斟
noun; secretive conversation
斟茶認錯
to offer tea as a gesture of apology to admit one's wrongdoing [colloquial]
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