chén tán

沉潭 (chén tán) is a Chinese word meaning “to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

Characters in 沉潭

沉chén · to submerge潭tán · deep pool

Related words

沉默taciturn沉to submerge沉variant of 沉[chen2]沉重heavy沉迷to be engrossed沉浸to soak消沉to sink into despondency沉睡to be fast asleep沉没to sink沉溺(fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc)沉溺variant of 沉溺[chen2 ni4]沉醉to become intoxicated

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