夷灭
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
- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
灭
- 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
- 灭绝滅絕 miè jué ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ mit6 zyut6 to become extinct; to die out
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)
- 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