tūn​miè

to swallow up

  • created sense approved 吞灭/吞滅 · tūn​miè · to swallow up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞灭 / 吞滅

    tūn​miè

    to swallow up

    to absorb or annex; to conquer and destroy another territory or entity

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to annex 灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to exterminate

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 吞灭/吞滅 · tūn​miè · to engulf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞灭 / 吞滅

    tūn​miè

    to engulf

    to swallow up or hide from view, as with darkness, water, or fire

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to contain 灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to disappear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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