meaning of "sam sing"?

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Rik

meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by Rik »

What does "sam sing" mean? How can it be used in a sentence?

Thanks!
Terence

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by Terence »

sam1 sing1 voice from heart, the actual feeling or desire
sam1 sing3 personality
rik

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by rik »

sam sing i think had different tones. sam as in the number 3, sing as in sing gak (personality). any ideas?
Terence

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by Terence »

if it's tone 3, the charactercan only be 滲 in common,

let me guess some other words

saam3 si1 三思 think again
sau3 sing3 獸性 animal personality
saang1 sing3 生性 be good
saam1 sing4 三成 thirty percent
Rik

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by Rik »

I think saam/saan sing might mean to be filial? Please correct me if wrong.
i think...

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by i think... »

if u want it be filial, it should have an "n" sound instead of an "m" at the end.

not sure if this should be "三聖", ie, the trinity?
Terence

Re: meaning of "sam sing"?

Post by Terence »

Filial ?

it's the 3rd one that i guessed in the previous reply. i.e. saang1 sing3 生性, be good (to your parents.)
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Post by mudhia »

sam sing i think had different tones. sam as in the number 3, sing as in sing gak (personality). any ideas?
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