一 败 涂 地

yī bài tú dìdictionary entry

lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) / fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一敗塗地 一败涂地 [yi1 bai4 tu2 di4] /lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)/fig. to suffer a crushing defeat/

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Other forms in these source records: 一敗塗地

一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
败
bài
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
涂
tú
to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street
Tú
surname Tu
地
de
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

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