(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
trad. 滅頂之災
Also written 滅頂之災【miè dǐng zhī zāi】
Characters in this word
4灭
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to extinguish or put out, to go out (of a fire etc), to exterminate or wipe out, to drown
- Pinyin
- miè
- Traditional
- 滅
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9910 of 2500
顶
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apex, crown of the head, top, roof, most, to carry on the head, to push to the top, to go against, to replace, to substitute, to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc), (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile, classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- Pinyin
- dǐng
- Traditional
- 頂
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4978 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
灾
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disaster; calamity
- Pinyin
- zāi
- Traditional
- 災
- Strokes
- 7