溃
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike
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Character Decomposition
溃=氵+贵
Etymology
water
Meanings2 pronunciations
kuì
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike
(bound form) to break through (a military encirclement)
(bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces
(bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
huì
used in huì nóng
Taiwan pr. kuì
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Words with 溃 101 total
Idioms with 溃 16 total Chain
(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed溃不成军kuì bù chéng jūn(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) · (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence千里之堤,溃于蚁穴qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xuéto collapse on the first encounter · to give way at once一触即溃yī chù jí kuì
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