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lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) · fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

一败涂地
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse · ruined at a stroke · unable to recover after a minor hitch一蹶不振yī jué bù zhènflee pell-mell (or helter-skelter)望风披靡wàng fēng pī mǐto be in a sorry state · to be utterly defeated落花流水luò huā liú shuǐto suffer a crushing defeat惨败cǎn bàilit. head broken and blood flowing · fig. badly bruised头破血流tóu pò xuè liútotal defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout全军覆没quán jūn fù mò
Antonyms
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success · success in a single move旗开得胜qí kāi dé shèng(idiom) invincible position不败之地bù bài zhī dìlit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback东山再起dōng shān zài qǐ