夷灭 夷滅
夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6
- to massacre
- to die out
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夷
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 凌夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 夷平 yí píng ㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ji4 ping4 to level; to raze to the ground
- 夷戮 yí lù ㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ji4 luk6 to massacre
- 夷旷 夷曠 yí kuàng ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ji4 kwong3 expansive
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- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
- 夷然 yí rán ㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ji4 jin4 calm
- 夷狄 yí dí ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ji4 dik6 non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
- 夷犹 夷猶 yí yóu ㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ ji4 jau4 to hesitate
- 夷门 夷門 Yí mén ㄧˊ ㄇㄣˊ ji4 mun4 the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
- 夷陵 Yí líng ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ji4 ling4 see 夷陵区
- 攘夷 rǎng yí ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ joeng4 ji4 to repel the barbarians
- 东夷 東夷 Dōng yí ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧˊ dung1 ji4 Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
- 色夷 sè yí ㄙㄜˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 smiling genially
- 虾夷 蝦夷 Xiā yí ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧˊ haa1 ji4 Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
- 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí ㄇㄢˊ ㄧˊ maan4 ji4 common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
- 鄙夷 bǐ yí ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˊ pei2 ji4 to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- 陵夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 三夷教 sān yí jiào ㄙㄢ ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ saam1 ji4 gaau3 the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
灭 滅
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ pok3 mit6 to eradicate
- 歼灭 殲滅 jiān miè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ cim1 mit6 to wipe out
- 毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ wai2 mit6 to perish
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
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- 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ mit6 zyut6 to become extinct; to die out
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
- 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ziu2 mit6 to eliminate (by armed force)
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 团灭 團滅 tuán miè ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tyun4 mit6 (video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out
- 寂灭 寂滅 jì miè ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zik6 mit6 to die out
- 幻灭 幻滅 huàn miè ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ waan6 mit6 (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
- 攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ gung1 mit6 to conquer
- 断灭 斷滅 duàn miè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ dyun6 mit6 annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
- 族灭 族滅 zú miè ㄗㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zuk6 mit6 to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
- 明灭 明滅 míng miè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ming4 mit6 to flicker
- 杀灭 殺滅 shā miè ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧㄝˋ saat3 mit6 to exterminate
- 泯灭 泯滅 mǐn miè ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ man5 mit6 to obliterate
- 沦灭 淪滅 lún miè ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ leon4 mit6 to perish
Idioms with these characters
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
- 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ cung2 cip3 mit6 cai1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ daai6 ji6 mit6 can1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄗㄞ mit6 ding2 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
- 灭绝人性 滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 杀人灭口 殺人滅口 shā rén miè kǒu ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ saat3 jan4 mit6 hau2 (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
- 亡国灭种 亡國滅種 wáng guó miè zhǒng ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mong4 gwok3 mit6 zung2 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)