潛 (cim4) — stealthily; secretly; on the sly in Cantonese
cimˎ₄潛简 潜
Mandarin Pinyin: qian2
Meaning of 潛
nounstealthily; secretly; on the sly
nounpotential; latent; hidden
nounhide; conceal; lie low
noungo underwater; submerge; dive
Example Sentences with 潛
cimˎ₄潛seoiˊ²水tingˏ₅艇go˗₃個congˉ¹艙
The submarine's cabin.
cimˎ₄潛mong˗₃望ging˗₃鏡taiˊ²睇jeˏ₅嘢
Use the periscope to see.
cimˎ₄潛mong˗₃望ging˗₃鏡waaiˍ₆壞zoˊ²咗
The periscope is broken.
syunˎ₄船jauˏ₅有cimˎ₄潛mong˗₃望ging˗₃鏡
The ship has a periscope.
taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅吓cimˎ₄潛mong˗₃望ging˗₃鏡
Look at the periscope.
Words Containing 潛
潛行cim4 hang4
to move/swim/walk underwater
潛泳cim4 wing6
underwater swimming
潛水夫病cim4 seoi2 fu1 beng6
the bends (lit., "diving man's sickness")
潛水艇cim4 seoi2 teng5
submarine
棄保潛逃hei3 bou2 cim4 tou4
to jump bail; to forfeit one's bail
潛移默化cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3
imperceptibly/unconsciously influence; subtly affect
潛伏期cim4 fuk6 kei4
incubation period
潛入cim4 jap6
dive into; submerge
潛艇cim4 teng5
short version for 潛水艇, submarine
核潛艇hat6 cim4 teng5
a nuclear submarine
潛在威脅cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3
potential threat; potential menace
潛能cim4 nang4
potential; potentiality; hidden ability
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