Cantonese Dictionary

沉浸

cam4 zam3

Mandarin: chen2 jin4

immerse, steep, permeate

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沉淪

cam4 leon4

Mandarin: chen2 lun2

sink/lapse/fall into (bad habits); submit to degradation

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沉溺

cam4 nik6

Mandarin: chen2 ni4

to indulge in; to wallow

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沉澱

cam4 din6

Mandarin: chen2 dian4

precipitate; sediment

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沉澱物

cam4 din6 mat6

Mandarin: chen2 dian4 wu4

sediment; percipitate

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沉痛

cam4 tung3

Mandarin: chen2 tong4

bitter; resentful

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沉痛的

cam4 tung3 dik1

Mandarin: chen2 tong4 de5

[adj] lamentable

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沉痾

cam4 o1

Mandarin: chen2 e1

[literary] chronic disease; severe and lingering illness; incurable and debilitating illness

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沉着

cam4 zoek6

calm and collected

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沉積

cam4 zik1

Mandarin: chen2 ji1

sediment; percipitate

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沉積作用

cam4 zik1 zok3 jung6

Mandarin: chen2 ji1 zuo4 yong4

[geol.] sedimentation

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沉積岩

cam4 zik1 ngaam4

Mandarin: chen2 ji1 yan2

sedimentary rocks [Var.] 沈積岩

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沉積法

cam4 zik1 faat3

Mandarin: chen2 ji1 fa3

sedimentation

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沉積物

cam4 zik1 mat6

Mandarin: chen2 ji1 wu4

sediment

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沉船

cam4 syun4

a sunken wreck (lit., "sunk ship")

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沉著

cam4 zoek6

Mandarin: chen2 zhuo2

variant of 沉着

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沉迷

cam4 mai4

Mandarin: chen2 mi2

to be enthralled (lit., "sink into infatuation"); to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to

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沉醉

cam4 zeoi3

Mandarin: chen2 zui4

[v] to become intoxicated

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沉重打擊

cam4 zung6 daa2 gik1

Mandarin: chen2 zhong4 da3 ji2 (Taiwan), chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1 (PRC)

to hit hard

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沉重負擔

cam4 zung6 fu6 daam1

Mandarin: chen2 chong2 fu4 dan1

Simplified: 沉重负担

a heavy burden; to be a burden

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沉靜

cam4 zing6

Mandarin: chen2 jing4

calm; peaceful; quiet

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沉魚落雁

cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6

Mandarin: chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4

unequalled beauty

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沉默

cam4 mak6

Mandarin: chen2 mo4

silence; silent; uncommunicative | [粵]: 唔出聲

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沉默大多數

cam4 mak6 daai6 do1 sou3

the silent majority

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沉默寡言

cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4

Mandarin: chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2

[adj] taciturn

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沉默是金

cam4 mak6 si6 gam1

Mandarin: chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1

silence is golden

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沉默的

cam4 mak6 dik1

Mandarin: chen2 mo4 de5

[adj] mum, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative

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沏

cit3

Mandarin: qi1

lashing of waves | # adapted from cc-cedict

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沏茶

cai3 caa4

Mandarin: qi1 cha2

(verb) to make some tea

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沖

cung1

Mandarin: chong1

Simplified: 冲

(of water) to dash against | to mix with water | to infuse | to rinse | to flush | to develop (a film) | to rise in the air | to clash | to collide with | to soar | to neutralise | to offset | to wash away | # adapted from cc-cedict

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