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灭顶之灾

miè dǐng zhī zāi

4-character word Traditional 滅頂之災

What 灭顶之灾 means

1. idiomcatastrophic disaster; devastating calamity

The characters in 灭顶之灾

• 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out
• 顶dǐngapex; crown of the head; top
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 灾zāidisaster; calamity

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