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Jyutping daam6 mong4
Pinyin dàn wàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to gradually forget as time passes; to have (sth) fade from one's memory
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    逐漸​噉​唔​記得​咗
    to forget something bit by bit
    • 佢已經淡忘咗當年畀火燒嘅記憶。
      佢已经淡忘咗当年畀火烧嘅记忆。
      keoi5 ji5 ging1 daam6 mong4 zo2 dong1 nin4 bei2 fo2 siu1 ge3 gei3 jik1.
      His memory of the time he got burnt has already faded.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to fade from one's memory; to be forgotten
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    久了不见,便会逐渐淡忘。分开以后,也就自然不会再联络了。
    久了不見,便會逐漸淡忘。分開以後,也就自然不會再聯絡了。
    jiǔ le bù jiàn , biàn huì zhú jiàn dàn wàng 。 fēn kāi yǐ hòu , yě jiù zì rán bù huì zài lián luò le 。
    • Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch.
  2. Mandarin
    他不久就把事情淡忘了。
    他不久就把事情淡忘了。
    tā bù jiǔ jiù bǎ shì qing dàn wàng le 。
    • By and by he forgot that affair.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢已经淡忘咗当年畀火烧嘅记忆。
    佢已經淡忘咗當年畀火燒嘅記憶。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 daam6 mong4 zo2 dong1 nin4 bei2 fo2 siu1 ge3 gei3 jik1.
    • His memory of the time he got burnt has already faded.