yān | drown/submerge |
淹 | to flood to submerge to drown |
淹久异邦 | to be long delayed in a foreign country |
淹博 | widely read erudite |
淹博学问 | to be deep and wide in learning; to have a wide knowledge |
淹埋 | flow or blow over and cover completely |
淹死 | to drown |
淹水 | a flood |
淹没 | to submerge to drown to flood |
淹灌 | basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields) |
淹灭 | to submerge to flood to bury |
淹留 | to stay for a long period |
淹盖 | to submerge to flood to drown out |
淹蹇 | be frustrated; delay; hold up |
淹雅之士 | a deeply cultured and refined scholar |
淹雅华美 | cultured and beautiful |