一败涂地

Traditional: 一敗塗地

yī bài tú dì

Dictionary entry

lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)

What does 一败涂地 mean?

一败涂地 (yī bài tú dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)

2fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 败bàito defeat · to damage 涂túto apply (paint etc) · to smear 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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一败涂地

yī bài tú dì

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