created sense approved 焚溺 · fénnì · to be burned or drowned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
焚溺
fénnì
to be burned or drowned
To be burned or drowned; used literally to describe dying by fire or water.
焚 (literal) → 焚 · fén · to burn 溺 (literal) → 溺 · nì · to drown
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 焚溺 · fénnì · to be in great difficulty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
焚溺
fénnì
to be in great difficulty
Used to describe being in a miserable or difficult situation, as if suffering through fire or flood.
焚 (literal) → 焚 · fén · to burn 溺 (literal) → 溺 · nì · to be trapped
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition