全军覆没 in English quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • total defeat of an army (idiomatic expression); metaphorically a complete wipeout

Simplified Characters

全 军 覆 没

Traditional Characters

全 軍 覆 沒

Pinyin

quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

全quan2surname Quan 军jun1(bound form) army 覆fu4variant of 復|复[fu4] 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs)