潛cim4水seoi2

English

1. to dive
2. to disappear; abscond (Cantonese)
3. to do scuba diving; to swim underwater
4. to go under water
5. figuratively, to have disappeared for a long period of time
6. (in an online forum) to lurk

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 通常會用氧氣筒輔助之下，持續喺水入面活動，有時係為咗娛樂（好似觀賞海底生態）或者探險（潛入一啲水底洞穴或者沉船），亦都有時係為咗拯救沉船或者打撈；昧水
2. 好耐唔見人，就好似潛咗落水咁冇咗影

Examples

• 你呢排做乜潛水呀？

  Ｗhy have you disappeared these days?

• 原來喺香港都有得學潛水㗎！

  Turns out you can learn scuba-diving in Hong Kong! ----

• 你能潜水吗？

  Can you swim underwater?

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

• 湯姆穿著潛水服。

  Tom is wearing a wetsuit.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 你曾試過用水肺潛水嗎？

  Have you ever tried scuba diving?

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY