滅頂

滅頂

See also: 灭顶

Chinese

		extinguish	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
trad. (滅頂)		滅	頂
simp. (灭顶)		灭	顶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mièdǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mièdǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehdiing
    • IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

滅頂

1. (literally and figuratively) to be drowned; to be swamped

Synonyms

• 沒頂／没顶 (mòdǐng)
• 溺斃／溺毙 (nìbì)
• 溺水 (nìshuǐ)
• 溺死 (nìsǐ)
• 淹死 (yānsǐ)

Derived terms

滅頂之災／灭顶之灾

磨踵滅頂／磨踵灭顶