灭顶之灾

Traditional: 滅頂之災

miè dǐng zhī zāi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity

What does 灭顶之灾 mean?

灭顶之灾 (miè dǐng zhī zāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity

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灭mièto extinguish or put out · to go out (of a fire etc)顶dǐngapex · crown of the head 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 灾zāidisaster; calamity

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灭顶之灾

miè dǐng zhī zāi

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