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淹沒

简淹没 · 繁淹沒

Mandarin · pinyin yān mò

to submerge
to drown
to flood
to drown out (also fig.)

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淹: yān · drown; cover with liquid, steep
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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1–4 · yan1 mo4

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jim1 mut6

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verb

to submerge; to inundate; to drown; to drown out

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