沉沉

沉沉

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
trad. (沉沉)		沉	沉
simp. #(沉沉)		沉	沉
alternative forms		沈沈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ cam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chénchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernchern
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénchén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên2-chʻên2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ cam⁴
    • Yale: chàhm chàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ tsam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ cem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/

Adjective

沉沉

1. heavy; hanging

Derived terms

悶沉沉／闷沉沉 昏昏沉沉 暮氣沉沉／暮气沉沉 死氣沉沉／死气沉沉 (sǐqìchénchén) 碧沉沉 陰氣沉沉／阴气沉沉

陰沉沉／阴沉沉 陰陰沉沉／阴阴沉沉 鬱沉沉／郁沉沉 魚雁沉沉／鱼雁沉沉 黑沉沉 (hēichénchén)