一敗塗地

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	be defeated; to defeat; loss	to smear; daub	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (一敗塗地)		一	敗	塗	地
simp. (一败涂地)		一	败	涂	地
Literally: “failed and wiped over the floor”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yībàitúdì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ baai⁶ tou⁴ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yībàitúdì [Phonetic: yíbàitúdì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibaytwudih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yibàitúdì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ baai⁶ tou⁴ dei⁶
  - Yale: yāt baaih tòuh deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ baai⁶ tou⁴ dei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bai⁶ tou⁴ déi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ päːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ tei̯²²/

Idiom

一敗塗地

to suffer a crushing defeat

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