kuì
Traditional: 潰
溃 (kuì) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike; (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement); (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces”.
Meanings
- 1(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike
- 2(bound form) to break through (a military encirclement)
- 3(bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces
- 4(bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
Related words
崩溃to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart溃疡ulcer击溃to defeat; to smash; to rout溃used in 潰膿|溃脓[hui4 nong2]溃烂to fester; to ulcerate溃败to be utterly defeated; to be routed溃散(of troops) to be routed and dispersed一触即溃to collapse on the first encounter千里之堤，溃于蚁穴lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)口腔溃疡canker sore溃不成军(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed溃兵routed troops; defeated and dispersed troops