淪 [沦]

Jyutping leon4
Pinyin lún

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sink (into ruin, oblivion)
  2. to be reduced to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    變成​一​啲​唔​好​、​低下​嘅​嘢​；​變差​、​變壞
    to fall; to be reduced to; to deteriorate
    • 淪為
      沦为
    • 沉淪
      沉沦
    • 淪陷
      沦陷
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to sink, be submerged
  2. character
    to sink (into ruin), decline, fall
  3. character
    to be lost
  4. character, of water
    small waves
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. be lost
  2. sink, be submerged
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    EOP
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    EOMB
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢以前系百万富翁，但系后尾因为烂赌，晚年竟然沦落到要做乞儿仔。
    佢以前係百萬富翁，但係後尾因為爛賭，晚年竟然淪落到要做乞兒仔。
    keoi5 ji5 cin4 hai6 baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1, daan6 hai6 hau6 mei1 jan1 wai6 laan6 dou2, maan5 nin4 ging2 jin4 leon4 lok6 dou3 jiu3 zou6 hat1 ji1 zai2.
    • He was a millionaire in the past, but later because of his gambling addiction, he ended up a beggar in his old age.
  2. Cantonese
    第二次世界大战，香港沦陷咗三年零八个月。
    第二次世界大戰，香港淪陷咗三年零八個月。
    dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3, hoeng1 gong2 leon4 ham6 zo2 saam1 nin4 ling4 baat3 go3 jyut6.
    • During the Second World War, Hong Kong was under (Japanese) occupation for three years and eight days.
  3. Cantonese
    旺角沦陷咗啦，你上次行街冇畀喼辘过系几多年前呀？
    旺角淪陷咗啦，你上次行街冇畀喼轆過係幾多年前呀？
    wong6 gok3 leon4 ham6 zo2 laa1, nei5 soeng6 ci3 haang4 gaai1 mou5 bei2 gip1 luk1 gwo3 hai6 gei2 do1 nin4 cin4 aa3?
    • Mongkok has been totally overwhelmed: when was the last time you took a stride there without being overrun by the suitcases?
  4. Cantonese
    道德沦亡
    道德淪亡
    dou6 dak1 leon4 mong4
    • moral bankruptcy
  5. Cantonese
    佢最后沦落到呢个境地，都系自己攞嚟。
    佢最後淪落到呢個境地，都係自己攞嚟。
    keoi5 zeoi3 hau6 leon4 lok6 dou3 ni1 go3 ging2 dei6, dou1 hai6 zi6 gei2 lo2 lei4.
    • He has only himself to blame for engaging in this miserable situation.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    沦为
    淪為
  2. Cantonese
    沉沦
    沉淪
  3. Cantonese
    沦陷
    淪陷
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    收复沦陷区
    收復淪陷區
    shōu fù lún xiàn qū
    • to regain enemy-held territory
  2. Mandarin
    道德沦丧
    道德淪喪
    dào dé lún sàng
    • moral decay
  3. Mandarin
    然而现实中，由于制度的篱笆存在着漏洞，致使一些腐败人员钻了空子，科研经费遭遇形形色色的利益变现，沦为人人都想咬一口的“唐僧肉”。
    然而現實中，由於制度的籬笆存在着漏洞，致使一些腐敗人員鑽了空子，科研經費遭遇形形色色的利益變現，淪為人人都想咬一口的“唐僧肉”。
    Ｒáｎéｒ xiàn shí zhōng ， yóu yú zhì dù de lí bā cún zài zhe lòu dòng ， zhì shǐ yī xiē fǔ bài rén yuán zuàn le kōng zǐ ， kē yán jīng fèi zāo yù xíng xíng sè sè de lì yì biàn xiàn ， lún wéi rén rén dōu xiǎng yǎo yī kǒu de “ táng sēng ròu ” ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    主所应许的尚未成就，有人以为他是耽延，其实不是耽延，乃是宽容你们，不愿有一人沉沦，乃愿人人都悔改。
    主所應許的尚未成就，有人以為他是耽延，其實不是耽延，乃是寬容你們，不願有一人沉淪，乃願人人都悔改。
    zhǔ suǒ yīng xǔ de shàng wèi chéng jiù ， yǒu rén yǐ wèi tā shì dān yán ， qí shí bù shì dān yán ， nǎi shì kuān róng nǐ men ， bù yuàn yǒu yī rén chén lún ， nǎi yuàn rén rén dōu huǐ gǎi ．
    • The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
  5. Mandarin
    大陆沦陷
    大陸淪陷
    dà lù lún xiàn
    • "fall of the Mainland": (Taiwan) the Communist takeover of Mainland China