huī
堕
destroy; ruin (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to destroy; to ruin; to tear down
literaryClassical/literary usage, synonymous with '隳'.
Bào暴
jūn君
xià下
lìng令
huī堕
huǐ毁
le了
chéng城
qiáng墙
。
The tyrant ordered the city walls to be destroyed.
Bīng兵
huǒ火
zhī之
zhōng中
，
gōng宫
shì室
jiē皆
huī堕
。
Amidst the flames of war, the palaces were all destroyed.
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Yù欲
huī堕
qí其
zōng宗
miào庙
，
miè灭
qí其
guó国
jiā家
。
He wanted to destroy their ancestral temples and ruin their country.
Bù不
yào要
huī堕
huài坏
fǎ法
dù度
。
Do not destroy the laws and regulations.
Shēn身
sǐ死
guó国
huī堕
，
lìng令
rén人
tòng痛
xīn心
。
He died and his country was ruined, which is heartbreaking.