Sunday 11 August 2013

扂 diam7



diam7  is explained  as diam7 zên靜|  which means an1jing4 安靜|安静 – quiet, peaceful, calm, tranquil

The second explanation for diam7 扂 is an1ran2 安然 - peacefully, at rest, safely or tan3ran2 坦然 – which means calm, undisturbed

There is an idiom 

扂風靜浪扂风静浪
diam7 huang1 zên6 lang6

扂風靜浪 diam7 huang1 zên6 lang6


The Mandarin equivalent of this idiom is 風平浪靜风平浪静 - an idiom which means a tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm and the literal meaning is still breeze; quiet waves



Another use of this diam7  character is

i1 gai7 nang5 diam7 diam7 
伊個人扂扂| 伊个人扂扂

文靜得很


and the Mandarin direct translation is 她文靜得很|她文静得很


which means "She is very quiet."


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