盐 (鹽) yán

  1. yán noun salt
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept: Condiments 作料
    Notes: (Guoyu '鹽' n; Unihan '鹽')
  2. yán verb to salt; to cure with salt
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
    Notes: To preserve meat or other foodstuffs with salt (Guoyu '鹽' v 1)
  3. yán verb to envy; to admire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 羨慕 (Guoyu '鹽' v 2)

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