滅頂之災
miè​dǐng​zhī​zāi

death by drowning

  • created sense approved 灭顶之灾/滅頂之災 · miè​dǐng​zhī​zāi · death by drowning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭顶之灾 / 滅頂之災

    miè​dǐng​zhī​zāi

    death by drowning

    the disaster of being submerged over the top of one's head in water; a drowning accident

    灭顶 (literal) → 灭顶/滅頂 · miè​dǐng · to be drowned 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · disaster

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 灭顶之灾/滅頂之災 · miè​dǐng​zhī​zāi · catastrophic disaster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭顶之灾 / 滅頂之災

    miè​dǐng​zhī​zāi

    catastrophic disaster

    a devastating calamity or total destruction, like water rising over one's head

    灭顶 (literal) → 灭顶/滅頂 · miè​dǐng · to be drowned 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 灾 (literal) → 灾/災 · zāi · disaster

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