tūn​mò

to engulf

  • created sense approved 吞没/吞沒 · tūn​mò · to engulf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞没 / 吞沒

    tūn​mò

    to engulf

    to swallow up; to submerge or cover completely, like waves covering a ship or a forest fire covering a village

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to contain 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · mò · to submerge

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  • created sense approved 吞没/吞沒 · tūn​mò · to embezzle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞没 / 吞沒

    tūn​mò

    to embezzle

    to illegally take public funds or property for oneself; to appropriate assets entrusted to one's care

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to annex 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · mò · to confiscate

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  • created sense approved 吞没/吞沒 · tūn​mò · to annex — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞没 / 吞沒

    tūn​mò

    to annex

    to swallow up or take over; to occupy another's territory or merge assets

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to annex 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · mò · to vanish

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