yī bài tú dì

Traditional: 一敗塗地

一败涂地 (yī bài tú dì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

Characters in 一败涂地

一yī · one败bài · to defeat涂tú · to apply (paint etc)地de · -ly

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)地方region地方place; location; area; space; territory一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first

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