沉渣

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	dregs
trad. (沉渣)		沉	渣
simp. #(沉渣)		沉	渣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénzhā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénzhā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénjha
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-cha¹
    • Yale: chén-jā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernja
    • Palladius: чэньчжа (čɛnʹčža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

Noun

沉渣

1. (literally) dregs; residue; dross
2. (figuratively) dregs of society