一败涂地

yī bài tú dì

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1. lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
2. fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

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Child Words of 一败涂地

• 一 一 yī: one
• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 涂 涂 tú: to apply (paint etc)
• 败 败 bài: to defeat