灭顶
miè dǐng
Pinyin

Definition

灭顶
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miè dǐng
  1. to be drowned (figurative and literal)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wū dǐng
  1. 1 roof
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shān dǐng
  1. 1 hilltop
huǐ miè
  1. 1 to perish
  2. 2 to ruin
  3. 3 to destroy
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
miè
  1. 1 to extinguish or put out
  2. 2 to go out (of a fire etc)
  3. 3 to exterminate or wipe out
  4. 4 to drown
dǐng
  1. 1 apex
  2. 2 crown of the head
  3. 3 top
  4. 4 roof
  5. 5 most
  6. 6 to carry on the head
  7. 7 to push to the top
  8. 8 to go against
  9. 9 to replace
  10. 10 to substitute
  11. 11 to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
  12. 12 (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
  13. 13 classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
dǐng jí
  1. 1 top-notch
  2. 2 first-rate
bù kě mó miè
  1. 1 indelible
fēng dǐng
  1. 1 to put a roof (on a building)
  2. 2 to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
  3. 3 fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc)
  4. 4 to top off
  5. 5 fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)
  6. 6 to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
Píng dǐng shān
  1. 1 Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
huàn miè
  1. 1 (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish
  2. 2 to evaporate
  3. 3 (of a person) to become disillusioned
  4. 4 disillusionment
fáng dǐng
  1. 1 housetop
  2. 2 roof
pū miè
  1. 1 to eradicate
  2. 2 to extinguish
lóu dǐng
  1. 1 top of a building
jī dǐng hé
  1. 1 set-top box
  2. 2 decoder for digital or satellite TV signal etc
mǐn miè
  1. 1 to obliterate
  2. 2 to die out
  3. 3 to disappear
yīn miè
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to disappear
  3. 3 annihilation
miè wáng
  1. 1 to be destroyed
  2. 2 to become extinct
  3. 3 to perish
  4. 4 to die out
  5. 5 to destroy
  6. 6 to exterminate
miè diào
  1. 1 to eliminate
miè huǒ
  1. 1 to extinguish a fire
  2. 2 firefighting

Idioms (18)

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
  1. 1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
  1. 1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
  2. 2 spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming
  1. 1 extremely bright (idiom)
聪明绝顶
cōng ming jué dǐng
  1. 1 highly intelligent (idiom)
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
  1. 1 to court disaster (idiom)
  2. 2 to dig one's own grave
自生自灭
zì shēng zì miè
  1. 1 to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué
  1. 1 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
醍醐灌顶
tí hú guàn dǐng
  1. 1 lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
  2. 2 flawless Buddhist teaching
顶天立地
dǐng tiān lì dì
  1. 1 lit. able to support both heaven and earth
  2. 2 of indomitable spirit (idiom)
顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to worship
  3. 3 to bow down to
顶门壮户
dǐng mén zhuàng hù
  1. 1 to support the family business (idiom)

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