決堤

决堤
juédī

to breach an embankment; to breach a dyke or levee

Wiktionary

Homographs

決隄 juédī
  1. (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
  2. (of dikes) to collapse

Entry Composition

=1 決 jué
  1. to decide
  2. to determine
  3. to execute (sb)
  4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
  5. definitely
  6. certainly
=1 決 xuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fast
  2. fast
=1 決 quē
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be breached; to be torn (of clothes); alternative form of 缺 (quē)
  2. to be breached; to be torn (of clothes); alternative form of 缺 (quē)
=2 堤 dī
  1. dike
  2. Taiwan pr. tí
=2 堤 dī variant of 堤 dī
=2 堤 tǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 坁 (“to stop”)
  2. alternative form of 坁 (“to stop”)
=2 堤 shí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 堤封 (shífēng, “in total; approximately”)
  2. only used in 堤封 (shífēng, “in total; approximately”)
=2 堤 wéi
  1. (historical dictionaries only) Used in place names.
  2. Used in place names.