沉淪
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See also: 沉沦
Chinese[edit]
submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop |
perish | ||
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trad. (沉淪) | 沉 | 淪 | |
simp. (沉沦) | 沉 | 沦 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
沉淪
- to sink into; to fall into (vice, depravity, degradation, etc.)
- 主所應許的尚未成就,有人以為他是耽延,其實不是耽延,乃是寬容你們,不願有一人沉淪,乃願人人都悔改。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 彼得後書 (2 Peter) 3:9
- Zhǔ suǒ yīngxǔ de shàngwèi chéngjiù, yǒu rén yǐwèi tā shì dānyán, qíshí bùshì dānyán, nǎishì kuānróng nǐmen, bùyuàn yǒu yīrén chénlún, nǎi yuàn rénrén dōu huǐgǎi. [Pinyin]
- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
主所应许的尚未成就,有人以为他是耽延,其实不是耽延,乃是宽容你们,不愿有一人沉沦,乃愿人人都悔改。 [MSC, simp.]