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潛水

简潜水 · 繁潛水

Mandarin · pinyin qián shuǐ

to dive
to go under water
(in an online forum) to lurk

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent

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2–3 · qian2 shui3

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cim4 seoi2

Cantonese word readings for 潛水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to dive; to go under water
(Internet slang) to lurk; to view an internet forum or chat without participating in the discussion
(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to disappear for a long period of time
(Hong Kong Cantonese, taxi jargon) to cross the Victoria Harbour

noun

(Internet slang) lurker

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