沉酣

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	intoxicated
trad. (沉酣)		沉	酣
simp. #(沉酣)		沉	酣
alternative forms		沈酣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénhān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénhān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénhan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-han¹
    • Yale: chén-hān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernhan
    • Palladius: чэньхань (čɛnʹxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xän⁵⁵/

Noun

沉酣

1. (literary) to be deeply immersed; to be absorbed

   • 溺意游觀之樂，沉酣聲色之奉 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     溺意游观之乐，沉酣声色之奉 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《宋艷》

     nìyì yóuguān zhī yuè, chénhān shēngsè zhī fèng [Pinyin]

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