淹灌
yān guàn
Pinyin

Definition

淹灌
 - 
yān guàn
  1. basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yān mò
  1. 1 to submerge
  2. 2 to drown
  3. 3 to flood
  4. 4 to drown out (also fig.)
guàn
  1. 1 to irrigate
  2. 2 to pour
  3. 3 to install (software)
  4. 4 to record (music)
guàn shuǐ
  1. 1 to irrigate
  2. 2 to pour water into
  3. 3 to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping)
  4. 4 to cook the books
  5. 5 to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
guàn zuì
  1. 1 to fuddle
  2. 2 to befuddle
  3. 3 to inebriate
  4. 4 to get someone drunk
yān
  1. 1 to flood
  2. 2 to submerge
  3. 3 to drown
  4. 4 to irritate the skin (of liquids)
  5. 5 to delay

Idioms (1)

醍醐灌顶
tí hú guàn dǐng
  1. 1 lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
  2. 2 flawless Buddhist teaching