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Trad. 滅
- to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown
Trad. 消滅
- to put an end to
- to annihilate
- to cause to perish
- to perish
- annihilation (in quantum field theory)
Trad. 幻滅
- (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
- (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment
Trad. 滅亡
- to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
- to destroy; to exterminate
Trad. 滅口
- to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret
- to silence sb
Trad. 滅族
- extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
Trad. 滅絕
- to become extinct; to die out
- to lose (sth abstract) completely
- to exterminate
Trad. 假途滅虢
- lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
Trad. 殺人滅口
- (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
Trad. 興滅繼絕
- lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
- fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
Trad. 苦集滅道
- the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
- also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]
Trad. 雙氯滅痛
- diclofenac painkiller
- also called 扶他林
Trad. 寵妾滅妻
- favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
Trad. 自生自滅
- to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
Trad. 亡國滅種
- country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
Trad. 扶清滅洋
- Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)
Trad. 滅此朝食
- lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- anxious to do battle (idiom)
Trad. 滅絕人性
- (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
Trad. 大義滅親
- to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
Trad. 灰飛煙滅
- lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- fig. to be annihilated
- to vanish in a puff of smoke
Trad. 滅頂之災
- (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
Trad. 自取滅亡
- to court disaster (idiom)
- to dig one's own grave
Trad. 生物大滅絕
- great extinction of species
Trad. 相互保證毀滅
- mutual assured destruction
Trad. 人不為己，天誅地滅
- Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
- Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.