淹灭
yān​miè

to submerge and destroy

yān​miè to submerge and destroy
  1. 淹 yān verb
    to flood; to soak
    to flood; to submerge; to soak or steep in liquid
  2. 灭 滅 miè verb
    to exterminate
    to wipe out or cause to stop existing; to destroy or eliminate completely

yān​miè to vanish
  1. 淹 yān
    (bound form) to stay
    (bound form) to stay for a long time; to remain or be stranded; to delay
  2. 灭 滅 miè verb
    to disappear
    to vanish or cease to be; to die out