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  mit6   jyutping
  mie4   pinyin
[1] destroy; annihilate; do away with; eradicate
[2] (of a light, fire, etc) extinguish; go/put out
[3] disappear; perish; submerge; drown


verb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
滅 / 灭

This word has been viewed 8581 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Feb 2011 03:35

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detail  wai2 mit6 sing3  hui3 mie4 xing4 = destructive nature
detail  wai2 mit6  hui3 mie4 = destroy; ruin; annihilate
detail  siu1 mit6  xiao1 mie4 = to perish; to destroy; to annihilate
detail  sik1 mit6  xi1 mie4 = to extinguish; to die out; (of fire) to go out
detail  cim1 mit6  jian1 mie4 = to wipe out; to destroy; to annihilate
detail  mo4 mit6   = efface; wear away
detail  bat1 ho2 mo4 mit6  bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4 = indelible
detail  mit6 fo2 tung4*2  mie4 huo3 tong3 = fire extinguisher
detail  mit6 kwan2  mie4 jun4 (Taiwan), mie4 jun1 (PRC) = sterilization
detail  daai6 loeng6 wai2 mit6   = to decimate
See all 36 compounds (CantoDict reports 37 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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