沉潭 in English chen2 tan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to sink somebody to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

Simplified Characters

沉 潭

Traditional Characters

沉 潭

Pinyin

chen2 tan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

沉chen2see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] 潭tan2surname Tan