毁形灭性 — “Ruin form, extinguish nature”
毁形灭性 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to damage one's physical appearance and extinguish one's true nature or innate disposition; to become utterly transformed in a negative way, both physically and mentally”. Literally, “Ruin form, extinguish nature”.
毁形灭性 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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zōng宗yí夷zú族exterminate an entire clan
- 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 毁形灭性 mean?
毁形灭性 (huǐ xíng miè xìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to damage one's physical appearance and extinguish one's true nature or innate disposition; to become utterly transformed in a negative way, both physically and mentally”.
How do you pronounce 毁形灭性?
毁形灭性 is pronounced huǐ xíng miè xìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毁形灭性 literally mean?
Literally, 毁形灭性 means “Ruin form, extinguish nature”. It is used to mean “to damage one's physical appearance and extinguish one's true nature or innate disposition; to become utterly transformed in a negative way, both physically and mentally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毁形灭性?
损坏形体，消灭本性。