披靡

pīmǐ
  1. to be swept by the wind
  2. to be blown about by the wind
  3. to be routed (in battle etc)

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to be routed; to flee
  2. to be routed; to flee
  3. to be swept by the wind (of grass, etc.)

Wiktionary

  1. 草木随风散乱倾倒的样子。
  2. 溃败逃散的样子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 披 pī
  1. to drape over one's shoulders
  2. to open
  3. to unroll
  4. to split open
  5. to spread out
2 靡 mǐ
  1. extravagant
  2. go with fashion
  3. not

Containing this entry

所向披靡 suǒxiàngpīmǐ (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

Related entries

败北 bàiběi
  1. (literary) to be routed (in a war)
  2. to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
败绩 bàijì
  1. to be utterly defeated
  2. to be routed