kuì juédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a dike or dam) to burst
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Original source entry:

潰決 溃决 [kui4 jue2] /(of a dike or dam) to burst/

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Other forms in these source records: 潰決

  • 溃
    huì

    used in 潰膿|溃脓[huì nóng] / Taiwan pr. [kuì]

    kuì

    (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed / to be overrun / to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester / to ulcerate

  • 决
    jué

    to decide / to determine / to execute (sb) / (of a dam etc) to breach or burst / definitely / certainly

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