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潛水
简 潜水 · 繁 潛水Mandarin · pinyin qián shuǐ
Meanings
- to dive
- to go under water
- (in an online forum) to lurk
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2–3 · qian2 shui3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cim4 seoi2
Cantonese word readings for 潛水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cim4 seoi2
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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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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