一败涂地 in English yi1 bai4 tu2 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to suffer a crushing defeat

Simplified Characters

一 败 涂 地

Traditional Characters

一 敗 塗 地

Pinyin

yi1 bai4 tu2 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 败bai4to defeat 涂tu2to apply (paint etc) 地di4-ly