潰決

溃决
kuìjué
(of a dike or dam) to burst

CEDICT

  1. (of flood waters) to burst (a dyke); to collapse (a dam)
  2. to burst (a dyke); to collapse (a dam)

Wiktionary

大水沖破隄防。

重編國語辭典

大水沖破隄防。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 潰 kuì
  1. (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike
  2. (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement)
  3. (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces
  4. (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
2 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

Related entries

崩決 bēngjué
  1. to burst (of dam)
  2. to be breached
  3. to collapse
撐破 chēngpò to burst
沖決 chōngjué to burst (e.g. a dam)
綻破 zhànpò
  1. to burst
  2. to split
衝垮 chōngkuǎ
  1. to burst
  2. to break through
  3. to topple
水流的强力把桥给冲垮了。

The flow of the water was strong enough to wash away the bridge.

Source: Tatoeba

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