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Jyutping jim1 mut6
Pinyin yān mò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to submerge
  2. to drown
  3. to flood
  4. to drown out (also fig.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    被​水覆蓋
    to drown
    • 好多沙灘上嘅人都畀突如其來嘅洪水淹沒。
      好多沙滩上嘅人都畀突如其来嘅洪水淹没。
      hou2 do1 saa1 taan1 soeng6 ge3 jan4 dou1 bei2 dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 ge3 hung4 seoi2 jim1 mut6.
      Many people on the beach were drowned by the sudden tidal wave.
  2. 動詞
    掩蓋​;​遮蓋​;​埋
    to bury
    • 呢次山泥傾瀉淹沒咗大約二百間屋。
      呢次山泥倾泻淹没咗大约二百间屋。
      nei1 ci3 saan1 nai4 king1 se3 jim1 mut6 zo2 daai6 joek3 ji6 baak3 gaan1 uk1.
      The landslide had buried about 200 houses.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to submerge; to inundate; to drown; to drown out
    (syn.) 密尾, 沉没, 沉沒, 淹密
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    住在海边的人可能失去他们的家,并且城市可能会被完全淹没。
    住在海邊的人可能失去他們的家,並且城市可能會被完全淹沒。
    zhù zài hǎi biān de rén kě néng shī qù tā men de jiā , bìng qiě chéng shì kě néng huì bèi wán quán yān mò 。
    • People living on coastlines might lose their homes, and cities might be completely submerged.
  2. Mandarin
    由于全球气候变暖,城市可能被完全地淹没。
    由於全球氣候變暖,城市可能被完全地淹沒。
    yóu yú quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn , chéng shì kě néng bèi wán quán dì yān mò 。
    • Due to global warming, cities could be completely submerged.
  3. Mandarin
    海啸席卷稻田, 淹没了城镇。
    海嘯席捲稻田, 淹沒了城鎮。
    hǎi xiào xí juǎn dào tián , yān mò le chéng zhèn 。
    • Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多沙滩上嘅人都畀突如其来嘅洪水淹没。
    好多沙灘上嘅人都畀突如其來嘅洪水淹沒。
    hou2 do1 saa1 taan1 soeng6 ge3 jan4 dou1 bei2 dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 ge3 hung4 seoi2 jim1 mut6.
    • Many people on the beach were drowned by the sudden tidal wave.
  2. Cantonese
    呢次山泥倾泻淹没咗大约二百间屋。
    呢次山泥傾瀉淹沒咗大約二百間屋。
    nei1 ci3 saan1 nai4 king1 se3 jim1 mut6 zo2 daai6 joek3 ji6 baak3 gaan1 uk1.
    • The landslide had buried about 200 houses.
  3. Cantonese
    淹没
    淹沒
    jim1 mut6
    • to drown in water
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    淹没
    淹沒
    yān mò
    • to submerge; to inundate