to sink down to or be reduced to something inferior; to fall into a lowly state

To be reduced to or sink into a wretched state or low profession

to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied during wartime

To sink into a state of depravity, vice, or moral degradation

to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away; used in contexts of national sovereignty or moral standards

An area of land or territory that has been taken over and is currently held by an enemy force.

(of a country or nation) to be annexed or subjugated by a foreign power

to sink; to be submerged or drowned

(literary) a scholar who lives in seclusion; a hermit

to perish or be destroyed; to become extinct; totally disintegrated

literally to soak into the muscles and penetrate to the marrow; figuratively describes being deeply moved, profoundly influenced, or receiving great kindness

People who are both drifting or living in exile far from home, or who share the same unfortunate fate; often used to express a bond between strangers who have faced similar hardships

deep and vast, typically describing a body of water or ripples spreading across a deep surface

to be rejected and thrown away; abandoned

to gradually weaken and disintegrate; to fall into adversity or decline

(literary) to die; to pass away; now more commonly written as [[沦没|淪沒|lun2 mo4]]

to be deeply affected or moved to the core

(literary) to be involved together in disaster or suffering; to fall into ruin collectively

to fall and be defeated, particularly used in reference to a nation

to drift about and fall into a wretched state; to be a pitiable person wandering far from home

a state of moral bankruptcy or the collapse of ethical standards

Small, fine ripples on the surface of water that resemble the scales of a fish