毁宗夷族 — “To exterminate an entire clan or family”
毁宗夷族 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exterminate an entire clan or family”. To wipe out a lineage. Literally, “Destroy clan, wipe out kin”.
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毁宗夷族 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毁宗夷族 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 毁宗夷族
这种极端报复行为简直是要毁宗夷族，令人发指
This extreme act of revenge is simply an attempt to wipe out an entire clan, it's atrocious.
Idioms Related to 毁宗夷族
More idioms starting with 毁
- huǐ毁bù不wēi危shēn身Grieve deeply without endangering self
- huǐ毁bù不miè灭xìng性grieve deeply but not to death
- huǐ毁yú于yī一dàn旦destroyed in an instant
- huǐ毁guān冠liè裂cháng裳sever ties completely
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾guó国sacrifice family for the nation
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾nàn难sacrifice family wealth to relieve crisis
- huǐ毁lián廉miè蔑chǐ耻disregard integrity and shame
- huǐ毁xíng形miè灭xìng性destroy form and extinguish nature
- huǐ毁fāng方tóu投yuán圆abandon principles to conform
- huǐ毁fāng方wǎ瓦hé合abandon principles to conform to vulgar trends
- huǐ毁wǎ瓦huà画màn墁a pointless and futile endeavor
- huǐ毁zhōu舟wéi为duò杕destroy something valuable for something trivial
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What does 毁宗夷族 mean?
毁宗夷族 (huǐ zōng yí zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exterminate an entire clan or family”.
How do you pronounce 毁宗夷族?
毁宗夷族 is pronounced huǐ zōng yí zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毁宗夷族 literally mean?
Literally, 毁宗夷族 means “Destroy clan, wipe out kin”. It is used to mean “to exterminate an entire clan or family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毁宗夷族?
把同宗簇的人都杀死。