xiàn​mò

to sink

xiàn​mò to sink · to wallow in

  1. to sink
    to fall into; to get stuck or bogged down in mud or sand; to cave in or become sunken
  2. to submerge
    To go under water; to drown; to be covered or hidden by liquid or rising grass.

xiàn​mò to fall to the enemy

  1. to be captured
    to be captured, occupied, or fall to the enemy (of a city, territory, etc.)
  2. to vanish
    To disappear; to hide or be hidden from view; to fade away.