埋没 máimò to engulf
to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
How to remember 埋没: 埋 to bury + 没 not = to engulf.
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- To bury / stifle (talent or worth) - 埋没人才 (máimò réncái) let talent go to waste; 被历史埋没 (bèi lìshǐ máimò) be buried by history.
- Figurative: something valuable overlooked and wasted. Note reading mái + mò. Written-leaning.