消亡 xiāo wáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˊ siu1 mong4
- to die out
- to wither away
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消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
亡
- 亡国 亡國 wáng guó ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ mong4 gwok3 (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated
- 伤亡 傷亡 shāng wáng ㄕㄤ ㄨㄤˊ soeng1 mong4 casualties
- 死亡 sǐ wáng ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ sei2 mong4 to die
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
- 逃亡 táo wáng ㄊㄠˊ ㄨㄤˊ tou4 mong4 to flee; to go into exile
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- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 亡佚 wáng yì ㄨㄤˊ ㄧˋ mong4 jat6 nonextant
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 亡命 wáng mìng ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ mong4 ming6 to flee
- 亡妻 wáng qī ㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧ mong4 cai1 one's late wife
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 亡母 wáng mǔ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ mong4 mou5 deceased mother
- 亡者 wáng zhě ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇ mong4 ze2 the deceased
- 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mong4 ling4 spirit of the dead; departed soul
- 亡魂 wáng hún ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ mong4 wan4 soul of the deceased
- 出亡 chū wáng ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˊ ceot1 mong4 to go into exile
- 危亡 wēi wáng ㄨㄟ ㄨㄤˊ ngai4 mong4 at stake
- 丧亡 喪亡 sàng wáng ㄙㄤˋ ㄨㄤˊ song1 mong4 to die
- 坠亡 墜亡 zhuì wáng ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄤˊ zeoi6 mong4 to fall to one's death
- 夭亡 yāo wáng ㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˊ jiu2 mong4 to die young
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 chún wáng chǐ hán ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄔˇ ㄏㄢˊ seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
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- 名存实亡 名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄤˊ ming4 cyun4 sat6 mong4 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
- 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ jan4 kam4 keoi1 mong4 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
- 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
- 亡命之徒 wáng mìng zhī tú ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄊㄨˊ mong4 ming6 zi1 tou4 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 有名亡实 有名亡實 yǒu míng wáng shí ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˊ jau5 ming4 mong4 sat6 lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
- 自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zì qǔ miè wáng ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ zi6 ceoi2 mit6 mong4 to court disaster (idiom)
Example sentences
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古老 的 信仰 即使 被 证明 證明 是 错误 錯誤 的 ， 也 很 难 難 消亡 。
Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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