陷 (haam6) — defect; deficiency in Cantonese
haamˍ₆陷Mandarin Pinyin: xian4
Meaning of 陷
noundefect; deficiency
nounget stuck; get bogged down; sink
nounmake a break through
nounframe up; harm sb with trumped-up charges
nountrap; pitfall
Example Sentences with 陷
keoiˏ₅佢doˍ₆墮japˍ₆入haamˍ₆陷zeng6.阱。
He fell into the trap.
keoiˏ₅佢satˉ¹失haamˍ₆陷zoˊ²咗
He's fallen into a trap.
go˗₃個douˊ²島satˉ¹失haamˍ₆陷
The island has been captured.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好satˉ¹失haamˍ₆陷
Don't fall into a trap.
daamˉ¹擔samˉ¹心satˉ¹失haamˍ₆陷
Worried about being trapped.
Words Containing 陷
先天性缺陷sin1 tin1 sing3 kyut3 haam6
birth defect
人類免疫缺陷病毒jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
陷阱門haam6 zeng6 mun4
trapdoor
政治陷阱zing3 zi6 haam6 zeng6
a political frame-up
缺陷kyut3 haam6
defect; flaw
情陷夜中環cing4 haam6 je6 zung1 waan4
Central Affairs, name of a drama TV show in Hong Kong
淪陷leon4 haam6
submerge; flood; inundate
有缺陷jau5 kyut3 haam6
defective; flawed
陷害haam6 hoi6
to frame; to blame an innocent party
陷阱haam6 zeng6
trap
衝鋒陷陣cung1 fung1 ham6 zan6
charge forward
誣陷mou4 haam6
to set sb. up; to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb.
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