粵

湮jin1沒mut6

simp湮没
jin1 mut6yān mò

English

  1. to bury
  2. to submerge
  3. to pass into oblivion
  4. to obliterate
  5. to annihilate (physics)
  6. to vanish and be forgotten
  7. to be covered; to be flooded

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 埋沒;消失
  2. 淹沒

Examples

  • 暴雨湮沒咗成個小鎮。

    The storm has flooded the whole town.

  • 呢個遊樂場而家湮沒喺上一代人嘅回憶裏面。

    This playground has vanished and been forgotten in the memories of the last generation. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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