陸沉

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shore; land; continent
shore; land; continent; six (fraud-proof)
 
submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
 
trad. (陸沉)
simp. (陆沉)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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陸沉

  1. (of land) to sink into the sea
    日本一日陸沉 [Cantonese, trad.]
    日本一日陆沉 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jat6 bun2 wui5 m4 wui5 jau5 jat1 jat6 luk6 cam4? [Jyutping]
    Will Japan sink below sea level one day?
  2. (literary, figurative, of a country's territory) to fall into enemy hands

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