埋沒 [－没]

Jyutping maai4 mut6
Pinyin mái mò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to engulf
  2. to bury
  3. to overlook
  4. to stifle
  5. to neglect
  6. to fall into oblivion
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    埋​喺​地​下面​；​比喻​才能​俾人​糟蹋​，​發揮​唔​到​出​嚟
    to stifle (talent); literally: to bury
    • 埋沒人材
      埋没人材
      maai4 mut6 jan4 coi4
      to stifle talents
    • 埋沒良心
      埋没良心
      maai4 mut6 loeng4 sam1
      to bury one's conscience
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally
    to bury (put or hide underground)
    (syn.) 湮没, 湮沒
  2. verb, figuratively
    to stifle (a talent); to efface; to suppress; to neglect; to hide away
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2777
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我觉得李斯特的《被遗忘的圆舞曲第三首》是个被埋没的名曲。
    我覺得李斯特的《被遺忘的圓舞曲第三首》是個被埋沒的名曲。
    wǒ jué de lǐ sī tè de 《 bèi yí wàng de yuán wǔ qǔ dì sān shǒu 》 shì gè bèi mái mò de míng qǔ 。
    • I think that Liszt's "Forgotten Waltz No.3" is a hidden masterpiece.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有啲人喺音乐上好有天赋，可惜冇加以栽培就埋没咗。
    有啲人喺音樂上好有天賦，可惜冇加以栽培就埋沒咗。
    jau5 di1 jan4 hai2 jam1 ngok6 soeng6 hou2 jau5 tin1 fu3, ho2 sik1 mou5 gaa1 ji5 zoi1 pui4 zau6 maai4 mut6 zo1.
    • Some people have a talent for music, though sadly, without further development and nurturing, it will stagnate.
  2. Cantonese
    埋没人材
    埋沒人材
    maai4 mut6 jan4 coi4
    • to stifle talents
  3. Cantonese
    埋没良心
    埋沒良心
    maai4 mut6 loeng4 sam1
    • to bury one's conscience
  4. Cantonese
    香港嘅教育好填鸭，埋没咗好多聪明嘅小朋友。
    香港嘅教育好填鴨，埋沒咗好多聰明嘅小朋友。
    • Hong Kong's education is very "duck-filling". Talents of many brilliant children have gone undiscovered because of that.