浸 淫

jìn yíndictionary entry

(literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate / to saturate / to suffuse / (literary) (fig.) to be steeped / to be immersed (in an environment, field of study, emotion etc)

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Original source entry:

浸淫 浸淫 [jin4 yin2] /(literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse/(literary) (fig.) to be steeped; to be immersed (in an environment, field of study, emotion etc)/

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浸
jìn
to immerse / to soak / to steep / gradually
淫
yín
excess / excessive / wanton / lewd / lascivious / obscene / depraved

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