淡

taam4

an alternative form for 痰, phlegm | # adapted from cc-cedict

清淡

cing1 daam6

[1] placid, quiet [2] mild, bland [3] simple, unfussy

暗淡

am3 daam6

dim, faint

唔鹹唔淡

m4 haam4 m4 taam5

describes the situation where a person in speaking a language inaccurately which

淡菜

daam6 coi3

mussels

淡季

daam6 gwai3

off-season, not the peak season

淡定

daam6 ding6

calm and confident; unflappable; not to worry; not to be afraid

淡水魚

taam5 seoi2 jyu4*2

freshwater fish

淡靜

daam6 zing6

calm; quiet

船灣淡水湖

syun4 waan1 taam2 seoi2 wu4

Plover Cove Reservoir, a place in Hong Kong

淡出

daam6 ceot1

to fade out

沖淡水

cung1 taam5 seoi2

to be a 'wet blanket'

半鹹(半)淡

bun3 haam4 bun3 taam5

[[half salty half tasteless]] low quality, indifferent, bad (e.g. mastery of a l

冷淡

laang5 daam6

unconcerned

淡淡地

gwan1 gwan1 dei1

[[depressed, moody]] depressed, moody (st 6, 6).

淡開

gwan1 hoi1

[[to leave, piss off]] used to tell someone to leave, "piss off!".

淡紅淡綠

gwan1 hung4 gwan1 luk6

[[boil red boil green]] to be lecherous; to have illicit sex (red and green colo

淡珠

gwan1 jyu1

[[spin pearl]] to lie or trick to get hold of drugs, to obtain drugs by deceptio

淡水傍圭

gwan1 seoi1 je3 me1

[[boiled water drip on legs]] a request for people to get out of the way, "comin

淡水淡腳

gwan1 seoi1 luk6 goek3

[[to go quickly]] to go quickly.

淡友

gwan1 jau2

[[a man who visits prostitutes]] a man who visits prostitutes; a cheat, a swindl