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暗黑破壞神 暗黑破坏神 [An4 hei1 Po4 huai4 Shen2] /Diablo (video game series)/ 4867 1
爆破 爆破 [bao4 po4] /to blow up/to demolish (using explosives)/dynamite/blast/ 7100 1
爆破手 爆破手 [[bao4po4shou3]] /dynamiter/ 830 2
不攻自破 不攻自破 [bu4 gong1 zi4 po4] /(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited/ 5163 1
不破不立 不破不立 [bu4 po4 bu4 li4] /without destruction there can be no construction/ 7100 1
不是魚死就是網破 不是鱼死就是网破 [bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4] /lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)/fig. it's a life-and-death struggle/it's either him or me/ 2285 1
殘破 残破 [can2 po4] /broken/dilapidated/ 6922 1
長風破浪 长风破浪 [chang2 feng1 po4 lang4] /lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves/to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)/ 6090 1
扯破 扯破 [che3 po4] /tear apart/ 7100 1
撐破 撑破 [cheng1 po4] /to burst/ 5326 1
乘風破浪 乘风破浪 [cheng2 feng1 po4 lang4] /to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions/ 6331 1
衝破 冲破 [chong1 po4] /breakthrough/to overcome an obstacle quickly/ 6794 1
穿破 穿破 [chuan1 po4] /to wear out (clothes)/to pierce (a membrane etc)/ 2263 1
戳破 戳破 [chuo1 po4] /to puncture/to pierce/(fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality)/ 2230 1
刺破 刺破 [ci4 po4] /to puncture/to pierce/ 5398 1
打破砂鍋問到底 打破砂锅问到底 [da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3] /to go to the bottom of things (idiom)/ 4038 1
打破 打破 [[da3po4]] /to break; to smash/ 812 2
大破大立 大破大立 [da4 po4 da4 li4] /to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)/radical transformation/ 5027 1
膽破 胆破 [dan3 po4] /to be frightened to death/ 6170 1
道破 道破 [dao4 po4] /to expose/to reveal/ 5502 1
顛撲不破 颠扑不破 [dian1 pu1 bu4 po4] /solid; unbreakable/(fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable/ 1320 1
點破 点破 [dian3 po4] /to lay bare in a few words/to expose with a word/to point out bluntly/ 6710 1
跌破眼鏡 跌破眼镜 [die1 po4 yan3 jing4] /(fig.) to be astounded/ 2891 1
跌破 跌破 [[die1po4]] /(of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)/to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall/ 832 2
讀破 读破 [du2 po4] /to read extensively and thoroughly/nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. the reading [hao4] in 愛好|爱好[ai4 hao4] rather than the usual [hao3]/ 2233 1
讀破句 读破句 [du2 po4 ju4] /incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point/ 6511 1
對稱破缺 对称破缺 [dui4 chen4 po4 que1] /symmetry breaking (physics)/ 6509 1
攻破 攻破 [gong1 po4] /to make a breakthrough/to break through/to breach (military)/ 5881 1
鉤破 钩破 [gou1 po4] /(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)/ 3808 1
勾破 勾破 [gou1 po4] /(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)/ 3808 1
國破家亡 国破家亡 [guo2 po4 jia1 wang2] /the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)/ 6259 1
劃破 划破 [hua2 po4] /to cut open/to rip/to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)/to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)/ 4665 1
擠破頭 挤破头 [[ji3po4tou2]] /to fight tooth and nail to get sth/ 802 2
家破人亡 家破人亡 [jia1 po4 ren2 wang2] /family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned/destitute and homeless/ 6331 1
揭破 揭破 [jie1 po4] /to uncover/ 6858 1
勘破 勘破 [kan1 po4] /see 看破[kan4 po4]/ 5553 1
看破 看破 [kan4 po4] /to see through/disillusioned with/to reject (the world of mortals)/ 6170 1
看破紅塵 看破红尘 [[kan4po4-hong2chen2]] /(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society/ 833 2
牢不可破 牢不可破 [[lao2bu4ke3po4]] /(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid/ 205 2
老牛拉破車 老牛拉破车 [lao3 niu2 la1 po4 che1] /see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]/ 5043 1
老牛破車 老牛破车 [lao3 niu2 po4 che1] /lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)/fig. slow and inefficient/ 5043 1
樂昌之鏡 乐昌之镜 [[Le4chang1 zhi1 jing4]] /see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[Le4chang1-po4jing4]/ 689 2
樂昌分鏡 乐昌分镜 [[Le4chang1-fen1jing4]] /see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[Le4chang1-po4jing4]/ 689 2
樂昌破鏡 乐昌破镜 [[Le4chang1-po4jing4]] /(lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4chang1 Gong1zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)/(fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship/ 48 2
賣破綻 卖破绽 [mai4 po4 zhan4] /to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)/ 6065 1
冒題 冒题 [[mao4ti2]] /writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially (opposite: 破題|破题[po4ti2])/ 612 2
磨破口舌 磨破口舌 [mo2 po4 kou3 she2] /incessant complaining/ 6696 1
磨破嘴皮 磨破嘴皮 [mo2 po4 zui3 pi2] /to talk until one is blue in the face/ 5713 1
磨破嘴皮子 磨破嘴皮子 [mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 zi5] /to wear out one's lips (idiom)/to talk until one is blue in the face/to repeat again and again/ 5978 1
拿破崙 拿破仑 [Na2 po4 lun2] /Napoleon (name)/Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815/ 4666 1
拿破侖 拿破仑 [Na2 po4 lun2] /variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Na2 po4 lun2]/ 4666 1
拿破崙·波拿巴 拿破仑·波拿巴 [Na2 po4 lun2 · Bo1 na2 ba1] /Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815/ 4052 1
[po4] /broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of/ 4590 1
破敗 破败 [po4 bai4] /to defeat/to crush (in battle)/beaten/ruined/destroyed/in decline/ 6625 1
破敗不堪 破败不堪 [po4 bai4 bu4 kan1] /crushed/utterly defeated/ 6625 1
破壁 破壁 [po4 bi4] /dilapidated wall/to break through a wall/(fig.) to break through/(biotechnology) to disrupt cell walls/cell disruption/ 2560 1
破敝 破敝 [po4 bi4] /shabby/damaged/ 6606 1
破壁機 破壁机 [po4 bi4 ji1] /high-speed blender/ 1472 1
破冰 破冰 [po4 bing1] /(fig.) to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations/ 1287 1
破冰型艏 破冰型艏 [po4 bing1 xing2 shou3] /icebreaker bow/ 5796 1
破布 破布 [po4 bu4] /rag/ 7100 1
破財 破财 [po4 cai2] /bankrupt/to suffer financial loss/ 6606 1
破財免災 破财免灾 [po4 cai2 mian3 zai1] /a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)/ 5800 1
破產 破产 [po4 chan3] /to go bankrupt/to become impoverished/bankruptcy/ 7019 1
破產者 破产者 [po4 chan3 zhe3] /bankrupt person/ 6872 1
破鈔 破钞 [po4 chao1] /to spend money/ 6606 1
破除 破除 [po4 chu2] /to eliminate/to do away with/to get rid of/ 6606 1
破除迷信 破除迷信 [po4 chu2 mi2 xin4] /to eliminate superstition (idiom)/ 6331 1
破處 破处 [po4 chu3] /to break the hymen/to lose virginity/ 5120 1
破膽 破胆 [po4 dan3] /to be scared stiff/ 3795 1
破的 破的 [po4 di4] /to hit the target/(fig.) to hit the nail on the head/ 3802 1
破洞 破洞 [po4 dong4] /a hole/ 7100 1
破讀 破读 [po4 du2] /pronunciation of a character other than the standard/lit. broken reading/ 6606 1
破發 破发 [po4 fa1] /(of a stock) to fall below the issue price/(of a tennis player) to break serve (abbr. for 破發球局|破发球局[po4 fa1 qiu2 ju2])/ 1243 1
破費 破费 [po4 fei4] /to spend (money or time)/ 3808 1
破釜沉舟 破釜沉舟 [po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1] /lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats/ 6331 1
破格 破格 [po4 ge2] /to break the rule/to make an exception/ 6183 1
破瓜 破瓜 [po4 gua1] /(of a girl) to lose one's virginity/to deflower a virgin/to reach the age of 16/(of a man) to reach the age of 64/ 4219 1
破關 破关 [po4 guan1] /to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)/to beat (a video game)/ 5262 1
破壞 破坏 [po4 huai4] /destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy/ 6549 1
破壞無遺 破坏无遗 [po4 huai4 wu2 yi2] /damaged beyond repair/ 5315 1
破壞性 破坏性 [po4 huai4 xing4] /destructive/ 6654 1
破獲 破获 [po4 huo4] /to uncover (a criminal plot)/to break open and capture/ 6905 1
破紀錄 破纪录 [po4 ji4 lu4] /to break a record/record-breaking/ 6556 1
破家 破家 [po4 jia1] /to destroy one's family/ 6315 1
破甲彈 破甲弹 [po4 jia3 dan4] /armor piercing shell/ 6791 1
破繭成蝶 破茧成蝶 [po4 jian3 cheng2 die2] /lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)/fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle/to get to a better place after going through difficult period/ 2321 1
破解 破解 [po4 jie3] /to break (a bond, constraint etc)/to explain/to unravel/to decipher/to decode/to crack (software)/ 2598 1
破解版 破解版 [po4 jie3 ban3] /cracked version (of software)/ 2598 1
破戒 破戒 [po4 jie4] /to violate a religious precept/to smoke or drink after giving up/ 6698 1
破鏡 破镜 [po4 jing4] /broken mirror/fig. broken marriage/divorce/ 6698 1
破舊 破旧 [po4 jiu4] /shabby/ 7100 1
破舊立新 破旧立新 [po4 jiu4 li4 xin1] /to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate/ 6331 1
破局 破局 [po4 ju2] /to collapse (of plan, talks etc)/ 6891 1
破開 破开 [po4 kai1] /to split/to cut open/ 6052 1
破口 破口 [po4 kou3] /tear or rupture/to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes)/without restraint (e.g. of swearing)/ 6105 1
破爛 破烂 [po4 lan4] /worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged/(coll.) rubbish; junk/ 1233 1
破浪 破浪 [po4 lang4] /to set sail/to brave the waves/ 6829 1
破例 破例 [po4 li4] /to make an exception/ 5671 1
破門 破门 [po4 men2] /to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church)/to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)/ 6093 1
破門而入 破门而入 [po4 men2 er2 ru4] /to break the door down and enter (idiom)/ 3412 1
破滅 破灭 [po4 mie4] /to be shattered/to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)/ 6096 1
破片 破片 [po4 pian4] /fragment/shard/ 3200 1
破片殺傷 破片杀伤 [po4 pian4 sha1 shang1] /(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)/ 3200 1
破缺 破缺 [po4 que1] /breaking/ 6509 1
破傷風 破伤风 [po4 shang1 feng1] /tetanus (lockjaw)/ 7100 1
破身 破身 [po4 shen1] /to lose one's virginity/ 6126 1
破事 破事 [po4 shi4] /trivial matter/trifle/annoying thing/ 3769 1
破四舊 破四旧 [po4 si4 jiu4] /Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)/ 6369 1
破碎 破碎 [po4 sui4] /to smash to pieces/to shatter/ 6919 1
破損 破损 [po4 sun3] /to become damaged/ 5118 1
破體字 破体字 [po4 ti3 zi5] /nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character/ 2056 1
破涕為笑 破涕为笑 [po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4] /to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness/ 6331 1
破天荒 破天荒 [po4 tian1 huang1] /unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever/ 6456 1
破土 破土 [po4 tu3] /to break ground/to start digging/to plough/to break through the ground (of seedling)/fig. the start of a building project/ 6621 1
破土典禮 破土典礼 [po4 tu3 dian3 li3] /ground breaking ceremony/ 7100 1
破瓦寒窯 破瓦寒窑 [po4 wa3 han2 yao2] /lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house/poor and shabby dwelling/ 6621 1
破碗破摔 破碗破摔 [po4 wan3 po4 shuai1] /lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily/ 6621 1
破亡 破亡 [po4 wang2] /to die out/conquered/ 6621 1
破屋又遭連夜雨 破屋又遭连夜雨 [po4 wu1 you4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3] /see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]/ 4519 1
破相 破相 [po4 xiang4] /(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc/to disfigure/to make a fool of oneself/ 6059 1
破曉 破晓 [po4 xiao3] /daybreak/dawn/ 6091 1
破鞋 破鞋 [po4 xie2] /broken shoes/worn-out footwear/loose woman/slut/ 6621 1
破顏 破颜 [po4 yan2] /to break into a smile/(of flowers) to open/ 2923 1
破音字 破音字 [po4 yin1 zi4] /character with two or more readings/character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)/ 4401 1
破蛹 破蛹 [po4 yong3] /to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)/ 6097 1
破約 破约 [po4 yue1] /to break a promise/ 6621 1
破綻 破绽 [po4 zhan4] /split seam/(fig.) flaw/weak point/ 2218 1
破綻百出 破绽百出 [po4 zhan4 bai3 chu1] /(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)/ 2218 1
破折號 破折号 [po4 zhe2 hao4] /dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)/ 6952 1
破竹建瓴 破竹建瓴 [po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2] /lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force/ 6331 1
破竹之勢 破竹之势 [po4 zhu2 zhi1 shi4] /lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force/ 6331 1
破案 破案 [[po4an4]] /to solve a criminal case/ 496 2
破冰船 破冰船 [[po4bing1chuan2]] /icebreaker/ 34 2
破冰艦 破冰舰 [[po4bing1jian4]] /icebreaker/ 34 2
破防 破防 [[po4fang2]] /(video games) to break through an opponent's defenses/(slang) to break through sb's emotional defenses; to get to sb emotionally/ 152 2
破梗 破梗 [[po4geng3]] /(Tw) to reveal a spoiler/ 899 2
破罐破摔 破罐破摔 [[po4guan4-po4shuai1]] /(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)/(fig.) to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell/ 48 2
破壞活動 破坏活动 [[po4huai4 huo2dong4]] /sabotage; subversive activities/ 715 2
破鏡重圓 破镜重圆 [[po4jing4-chong2yuan2]] /(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)/(fig.) long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored/ 48 2
破殼 破壳 [[po4ke2]] /(of a bird, insect etc) to hatch/(slang) (fig.) to be born/to crack open (an egg, a nut etc)/ 303 2
破殼齒 破壳齿 [[po4ke2chi3]] /egg tooth/ 303 2
破殼日 破壳日 [[po4ke2ri4]] /(slang) (fig.) birthday/ 336 2
破口大罵 破口大骂 [[po4kou3-da4ma4]] /(idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse/ 635 2
破裂 破裂 [[po4lie4]] /to burst; to rupture/(of a relationship etc) to break down/ 865 2
破裂音 破裂音 [[po4lie4yin1]] /(linguistics) (old) plosive; stop/ 871 2
破題 破题 [[po4ti2]] /(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the outset/(fig.) to begin tackling an issue; to find a way into a problem/(coll.) to experience sth for the first time (esp. sth unusual)/ 254 2
破題兒 破题儿 [[po4ti2r5]] /erhua form of 破題|破题[po4ti2] (chiefly used in the colloquial "first-time-ever" sense)/ 254 2
破題兒第一遭 破题儿第一遭 [[po4ti2r5 di4-yi1 zao1]] /(coll.) one's first time ever experiencing sth (esp. sth notable or unusual)/ 254 2
破譯 破译 [[po4yi4]] /to decipher; to decode/ 812 2
識破 识破 [shi2 po4] /to penetrate/to see through/ 7100 1
識破機關 识破机关 [shi2 po4 ji1 guan1] /to see through a trick/ 6403 1
石破天驚 石破天惊 [shi2 po4 tian1 jing1] /earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work/ 6888 1
勢如破竹 势如破竹 [shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2] /like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force/ 5098 1
摔破 摔破 [shuai1 po4] /to fall and smash into pieces/ 6076 1
說破 说破 [shuo1 po4] /to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)/to reveal/ 5185 1
撕破 撕破 [si1 po4] /to tear/to rip/ 4295 1
撕破臉 撕破脸 [si1 po4 lian3] /to have an acrimonious falling-out/to shed all pretense of cordiality/to tear into each other/ 4289 1
撕破臉皮 撕破脸皮 [si1 po4 lian3 pi2] /see 撕破臉|撕破脸[si1 po4 lian3]/ 4289 1
踏破門檻 踏破门槛 [ta1 po4 men2 kan3] /to wear out the doorstep (idiom)/to crowd at sb's door/ 3918 1
踏破鐵鞋無覓處,得來全不費工夫 踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 [ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 , de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5] /to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily/ 6532 1
踏破鐵鞋 踏破铁鞋 [[ta4po4-tie3xie2]] /(lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)/(fig.) to search high and low/ 47 2
天驚石破 天惊石破 [tian1 jing1 shi2 po4] /see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]/ 5366 1
捅破 捅破 [tong3 po4] /to pierce; to poke through/ 974 1
頭破血流 头破血流 [tou2 po4 xue4 liu2] /lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised/ 5785 1
突破 突破 [tu1 po4] /to break through/to make a breakthrough/to surmount (an obstacle)/(sports) to break through the opponent's defense/ 1890 1
突破點 突破点 [tu1 po4 dian3] /point of penetration (military)/breakthrough/ 5159 1
突破口 突破口 [tu1 po4 kou3] /breach/gap/breakthrough point/ 1890 1
突破瓶頸 突破瓶颈 [tu1 po4 ping2 jing3] /to make a breakthrough/ 3692 1
突破性 突破性 [tu1 po4 xing4] /groundbreaking/ 1914 1
圖樣圖森破 图样图森破 [tu2 yang4 tu2 sen1 po4] /(Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000)/ 3367 1
細胞破碎 细胞破碎 [xi4 bao1 po4 sui4] /(biotechnology) cell disruption/ 2560 1
嚇破膽 吓破胆 [xia4 po4 dan3] /to be scared out of one's wits/to scare stiff/ 6622 1
笑破肚皮 笑破肚皮 [xiao4 po4 du4 pi2] /to split one's sides laughing/ 5325 1
宣布破產 宣布破产 [xuan1 bu4 po4 chan3] /to declare bankruptcy/ 6529 1
一語道破 一语道破 [yi1 yu3 dao4 po4] /one word says it all (idiom)/to hit the nail on the head/to be pithy and correct/ 5330 1
一語破的 一语破的 [[yi1yu3-po4di4]] /see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1yu3-zhong4di4]/ 515 2
魚死網破 鱼死网破 [yu2 si3 wang3 po4] /lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)/ 6074 1
砸破 砸破 [za2 po4] /to break/to shatter/ 6027 1
綻破 绽破 [zhan4 po4] /to burst/to split/ 6193 1
蘸破 蘸破 [zhan4 po4] /to wake up due to noise/ 6241 1
偵破 侦破 [zhen1 po4] /to investigate (as detective)/to solve (crime)/to uncover (a plot)/to sniff out/to break in and analyze/detective work/to scout/ 6698 1
支離破碎 支离破碎 [zhi1 li2 po4 sui4] /scattered and smashed (idiom)/ 6331 1
自發對稱破缺 自发对称破缺 [zi4 fa1 dui4 chen4 po4 que1] /spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)/ 6509 1

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