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Information of 奄

Pinyin yǎn、 yān

Radical

大

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

castrate / to delay, suddenly / to embrace

奄 [yǎn] 1. Covering. 覆盖: ～有天下。 2. Suddenly, abruptly. 忽然，突然: ～弃（忽然抛弃）。～忽（忽然，如“～～如神”）。～然。 3. Weak breath. 气息微弱: ～～一息。 --- 奄 [yǎn] 副词 1. Suddenly ([En.] suddenly) 引证: 1. 马融《长笛赋》：奄忽灭没。注:“奄遽也。” 例句: 又如: 奄然(突然;悄然); 奄至(急速来到) --- 奄 [yǎn] 形容词 The breath is dying out. 气息微弱的样子引证: 1. 奄，息也。——《方言》十 2. 《汉书·司马相如传》：奄息葱极。注:“奄然休息也。” 3. 《汉书·礼乐志》：神奄留。按，安也。 --- 奄 [yǎn] 1. An ancient term that is the same as "阉", referring to a eunuch. 古同“阉”，指宦官。 2. An ancient term that is the same as "淹", meaning to stay or linger. 古同“淹”，停留，久留。名词 - A person whose reproductive organs have been cut off; a eunuch. 通「阉」。【组词】：「奄竖」。《新唐书．卷一三六．李光弼传．赞曰》：「及困于口舌，不能以忠自明，奄侍内构，遂陷嫌隙。」动词 - To linger or delay. 通「淹」。南朝宋．谢灵运〈登永嘉绿嶂山诗〉：「践夕奄昏曙，蔽翳皆周悉。」

奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī

dying / at one's last gasp

奄奄 yǎn yǎn

feeble breathing

气息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn

to have only a breath of life (idiom)