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全軍覆沒

简全军覆没 · 繁全軍覆沒

Mandarin · pinyin quán jūn fù mò

total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
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覆: fù · cover; tip over; return; reply
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–1–4–4 · quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun4 gwan1 fuk1 mut6

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(idiomatic) to suffer a crushing defeat; total defeat of an army; complete wipe-out
(figurative) to fail completely

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