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遇溺

Mandarin · pinyin yù nì

(HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc)

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遇: yù · meet, come across, encounter
溺: nì · drown; submerge in water; indulge

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4–4 · yu4 ni4

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jyu6 nik1 · jyu6 nik6

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verb

to be drowning

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