滅頂

See also: 灭顶

Chinese

		extinguish	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
trad. (滅頂)		滅	頂
simp. (灭顶)		灭	顶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mièdǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mit⁶ ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mièdǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mièdǐng
  - Wade–Giles: mieh⁴-ting³
  - Yale: myè-dǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehdiing
  - Palladius: медин (medin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mit⁶ ding²
  - Yale: miht díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mit⁹ ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mid⁶ ding²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːt̚² tɪŋ³⁵/

Verb

滅頂

(literally and figurative) to be drowned; to be swamped

Synonyms

沒頂／没顶 (mòdǐng)
溺斃／溺毙 (nìbì)
溺水 (nìshuǐ)
溺死 (nìsǐ)
淹死 (yānsǐ)

Derived terms

滅頂之災／灭顶之灾 (mièdǐngzhīzāi)
磨踵滅頂／磨踵灭顶

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