全军覆没 (quán jūn fù mò) — (idiom) to suffer total failure; to be completely wiped out
Definition
A dramatic, four-character idiom meaning 'completely wiped out' — an entire army, team, or operation destroyed with no survivors. Stronger and more literary than everyday 失败 ('to fail'), and used for total, decisive defeat rather than a setback.
idiom
to suffer total failureto be completely wiped out
Examples
- ，全军覆没。Zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men de qiú duì quán jūn fù mò le.In this competition, our team was completely defeated.
- ，全军覆没。Nà jiā gōng sī yīn wèi jīng yíng bú shàn, zuì zhōng quán jūn fù mò.That company, due to mismanagement, eventually went under.
- 全军覆没。Tā men pài chū de tàn xiǎn duì zài shān nán zhōng quán jūn fù mò.The expedition team they sent out perished completely in the mountain disaster.
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