一败涂地 yībàitúdì to suffer a crushing defeat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral whole whole; entire; throughout; all败 敗 bài verb to be defeated to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task涂 塗 tú mud (bound form) Mud or mire; also refers to silty beaches or tidal flats formed by sediment.地 dì noun earth The earth; the ground; land; soil; fields