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一败涂地
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PinYin yī bài tú dì
Simplified 一败涂地
Traditional 一敗塗地
- failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
- a crushing defeat
- beaten and in a hopeless position
Chinese meanings
- yī bài tú dì
形容败得不可收拾。
Chinese meanings
- yī bài tú dì
【近义】一蹶不振、望风披靡、落花流水
【反义】旗开得胜、不败之地、东山再起
【释义】形容失败到了不可收拾的地步。
【出处】《史记·高祖本纪》：“天下方扰，诸侯并起，今置将不善，壹败涂地。”