湮灭

Traditional form:

湮滅

Pinyin (reading):

yānmiè

Definitions:

• to sink into oblivion; to bury in obscurity

Characters:

• 湮 - to block up; to sink; to stain
• 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 湮 - to block up; to sink; to stain
• 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out