一败涂地 (yī bài tú dì) — to suffer a crushing defeat; to be utterly routed
Definition
A chengyu meaning a total, crushing defeat — stronger than 'lose': it implies being completely wiped out with no way to recover. Often used in business, war, or competition contexts.
idiom
to suffer a crushing defeatto be utterly routed
Examples
- 一败涂地，。Zhè chǎng bǐ sài wǒ men shū dé yī bài tú dì, yí gè qiú dōu méi jìn.We lost this game so badly that we didn't even score a single goal.
- ，，一败涂地。Zài shāng chǎng shàng, rú guǒ jué cè shī wù, gōng sī kě néng huì yī bài tú dì.In business, if decisions go wrong, the company may suffer a crushing defeat.
- 一败涂地，。Tā men de jūn duì yī bài tú dì, zài yě méi yǒu bàn fǎ dǎ zhàng le.Their army was utterly routed and no longer had any way to fight.
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