滅亡

滅亡

See also: 灭亡

Chinese

		extinguish	to die; to perish
trad. (滅亡)		滅	亡
simp. (灭亡)		灭	亡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mièwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mit⁶ mong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): me̍t-mòng
• Min Nan (POJ): bia̍t-bông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mièwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehwang
    • IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mit⁶ mong⁴
    • Yale: miht mòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mit⁹ mong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mid⁶ mong⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /miːt̚² mɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me̍t-mòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: med mongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: med⁶ mong²
    • IPA: /met̚⁵ moŋ¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-bông
    • Tâi-lô: bia̍t-bông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biadboong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ²³/

Verb

滅亡

1. to be destroyed; to become extinct; to die out

Derived terms

自取滅亡／自取灭亡

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (滅亡):

• → Japanese: 滅亡 (めつぼう) (metsubō)
• → Korean: 멸망 (滅亡, myeolmang)
• → Vietnamese: diệt vong (滅亡)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
滅	亡
めつ Grade: S	ぼう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [me̞t͡sɨᵝbo̞ː]

Noun

滅亡 (hiragana めつぼう, rōmaji metsubō)

1. death, collapse
2. extinction

Synonyms

• 消滅

Antonyms

• (death): 成立, 勃興

Verb

滅亡する (intransitive, hiragana めつぼうする, rōmaji metsubō suru)

1. to die, to perish
2. to die out, to become extinct

Conjugation

Conjugation of "滅亡する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	滅亡し	めつぼうし	metsubō shi
Continuative (連用形)	滅亡し	めつぼうし	metsubō shi
Terminal (終止形)	滅亡する	めつぼうする	metsubō suru
Attributive (連体形)	滅亡する	めつぼうする	metsubō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	滅亡すれ	めつぼうすれ	metsubō sure
Imperative (命令形)	滅亡せよ¹ 滅亡しろ²	めつぼうせよ¹ めつぼうしろ²	metsubō seyo¹ metsubō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	滅亡される	めつぼうされる	metsubō sareru
Causative	滅亡させる 滅亡さす	めつぼうさせる めつぼうさす	metsubō saseru metsubō sasu
Potential	滅亡できる	めつぼうできる	metsubō dekiru
Volitional	滅亡しよう	めつぼうしよう	metsubō shiyō
Negative	滅亡しない	めつぼうしない	metsubō shinai
Negative continuative	滅亡せず	めつぼうせず	metsubō sezu
Formal	滅亡します	めつぼうします	metsubō shimasu
Perfective	滅亡した	めつぼうした	metsubō shita
Conjunctive	滅亡して	めつぼうして	metsubō shite
Hypothetical conditional	滅亡すれば	めつぼうすれば	metsubō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
滅	亡

Noun

滅亡 • (myeolmang) (hangeul 멸망)

1. Hanja form^? of 멸망 (“extinction”).