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破滅

简破灭 · 繁破滅

Mandarin · pinyin pò miè

to be shattered
to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
滅: Look up this written character
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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4–4 · po4 mie4

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po3 mit6

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verb

(of hope, illusions, etc.) to be shattered; to be annihilated; to be dashed

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