破敝 pò bì ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ po3 bai6
- shabby
- damaged
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破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
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- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
敝
- 凋敝 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ diu1 bai6 impoverished
- 敝屣 bì xǐ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ bai6 saai2 worn-out shoes
- 雕敝 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ variant of 凋敝
- 敝屣尊荣 敝屣尊榮 bì xǐ zūn róng ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
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- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- 弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ hei3 joek6 bai6 saai2 to throw away like worn out shoes
- 民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ man4 sang1 diu1 bai6 the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
- 视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ si6 jyu4 bai6 saai2 lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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- 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
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
- 敝屣尊荣 敝屣尊榮 bì xǐ zūn róng ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own