溺 (nik6 nik1) — drown in Cantonese
nikˍ₆溺Mandarin Pinyin: [u]ni4
Meaning of 溺
noundrown
nounneglect (one's duty)
nounindulge in; be addicted to
Example Sentences with 溺
keoiˏ₅佢camˎ₄沉napˍ₆溺douˊ²賭cin4.錢。
He's addicted to gambling.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好camˎ₄沉napˍ₆溺jauˎ₄遊hei3.戲。
Don't get addicted to games.
keoiˏ₅佢camˎ₄沉napˍ₆溺jyuˉ¹於gauˍ₆舊si4.時。
He's dwelling on the past.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以camˎ₄沉nap6.溺。
You can't indulge too much.
siuˊ²少diˉ¹啲camˎ₄沉napˍ₆溺laa1.啦。
Don't indulge so much.
Words Containing 溺
溺職nik6 zik1
to neglect duties
溺殺nik6 saat3
to kill (someone) by drowning
沉溺cam4 nik6
to indulge in; to wallow
溺愛nik6 oi3
to be exceedingly/too fond of (lit., "drown in love")
遇溺jyu6 nik6
drowning, near-drowning, almost got drown
溺斃nik6 bai6
to die (have died) by drowning
拯溺cing2 nik6
life saving (lit., "to rescue from drowning")
溺水nik6 seoi2
to drown
溺酒nik6 zau2
to be (have become) an alcoholic
拯溺會cing2 nik6 wui2
lifesaving society
溺殺女嬰nik6 saat3 neoi5 jing1
female infanticide
便溺bin6 niu6
relieve oneself; urinate and defecate
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