陸沉 [陆－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    陸地​沉​沒​喺​海​入​面
    (of land) to sink below sea level
    • 馬爾代夫面臨陸沉危機。
      马尔代夫面临陆沉危机。
      maa5 ji5 doi6 fu1 min6 lam4 luk6 cam4 ngai4 gei1.
      The Maldives are facing the crisis of sinking below sea level.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of land
    to sink into the sea
    • 日本会唔会有一日陆沉？
      日本会唔会有一日陆沉？
      jat6 bun2 wui5 m4 wui5 jau5 jat1 jat6 luk6 cam4?
      Will Japan sink below sea level one day?
    • 而這時，身後的荒島已經消失，像是那裏發生了陸沉，只剩下一片澄明的海……
      而这时，身后的荒岛已经消失，像是那里发生了陆沉，只剩下一片澄明的海……
      ér zhè shí ， shēn hòu de huāng dǎo yǐ jīng xiāo shī ， xiàng shì nà lǐ fā shēng le lù chén ， zhǐ shèng xià yī piàn chéng míng de hǎi ． ． ． ． ． ．
      Right now, the islands behind me have already disappeared, as if they had sunk into the sea, leaving a clear and open sea behind…
  2. verb, figuratively, literary, of a country's territory
    to fall into enemy hands
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    马尔代夫面临陆沉危机。
    馬爾代夫面臨陸沉危機。
    maa5 ji5 doi6 fu1 min6 lam4 luk6 cam4 ngai4 gei1.
    • The Maldives are facing the crisis of sinking below sea level.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    而这时，身后的荒岛已经消失，像是那里发生了陆沉，只剩下一片澄明的海……
    而這時，身後的荒島已經消失，像是那裏發生了陸沉，只剩下一片澄明的海……
    ér zhè shí ， shēn hòu de huāng dǎo yǐ jīng xiāo shī ， xiàng shì nà lǐ fā shēng le lù chén ， zhǐ shèng xià yī piàn chéng míng de hǎi ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • Right now, the islands behind me have already disappeared, as if they had sunk into the sea, leaving a clear and open sea behind…