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滅頂之災

简 灭顶之灾 · 繁 滅頂之災
Mandarin · pinyin miè dǐng zhī zāi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
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滅
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頂
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
災
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灭
miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
顶
dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
灾
zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
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4–3–1–1 · mie4 ding3 zhi1 zai1

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  1. (idiomatic) devastating catastrophe

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