jim1 mut6淹沒淹没
Jyutpingjim1 mut6
Yaleyīm muht
Definition
To submerge or cover with water; to drown, bury, or overwhelm.
- to be submerged; to be covered by water
- figurativeto bury; to cover or hide from view
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe large scale flooding or being covered by water. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people prefer using 浸親 or 浸過頭 to describe a person drowning, or 浸晒 to describe an area being flooded.
Examples
The heavy rain flooded the whole village.
Are you afraid of being drowned by the seawater?
Related words
Common mistake
Using 淹沒 to describe a person drowning in a pool or bathtub sounds unnatural and overly dramatic. Stick to 浸親 for personal accidents.
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