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Pronunciation
Peng'im: rim6 i3
POJ: jǐm-ì
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: jǐm-ì
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
adjective: arbitrary, as one pleases
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The single Teochew pronunciation rim6 i3 is listed once on the page for both an adverb sense ('as one pleases') and an adjective sense ('arbitrary; willful') with no further disambiguation, so the adjective sense was chosen somewhat arbitrarily as primary.
Usage: attributive