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潛沒

简潜没 · 繁潛沒

Mandarin · pinyin qián mò

to submerge
to subduct (of tectonic plates)

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–4 · qian2 mo4

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cim4 mut6

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

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