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壹败涂地

壹败涂地 — “To suffer a crushing defeat”

壹败涂地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a crushing defeat”. To be utterly routed; to fail miserably. Literally, “One defeat smeared on the ground”.

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壹败涂地 Pronunciation and Pinyin

壹败涂地 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
壹
yī12formal 'one
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
涂
tú10apply, smear, muddy, path
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place

Example Sentence with 壹败涂地

他们在那场竞争激烈的比赛中,由于准备不足,最终壹败涂地
Due to insufficient preparation, they suffered a crushing defeat in that fiercely competitive match.

Idioms Related to 壹败涂地

Synonyms of 壹败涂地

  • yī一bài败tú涂dì地suffer a crushing defeat

More idioms starting with 壹

  • yī壹chàng倡sān三tàn叹one sings, many respond in harmony

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What does 壹败涂地 mean?

壹败涂地 (yī bài tú dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a crushing defeat”.

How do you pronounce 壹败涂地?

壹败涂地 is pronounced yī bài tú dì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 壹败涂地 literally mean?

Literally, 壹败涂地 means “one defeat smeared on the ground”. It is used to mean “to suffer a crushing defeat”.

What is the Chinese definition of 壹败涂地?

指彻底失败,不可收拾。

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