chén​tán

to drown a person in a pond

  • created sense approved 沉潭 · chén​tán · to drown a person in a pond — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉潭

    chén​tán

    to drown a person in a pond

    To sink someone to the bottom of a deep pool as a traditional form of punishment, often carried out by clans or families.

    沉, 潭

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 潭 (literal) → 潭 · tán · pool

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