溃决

潰決
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

大水冲破隄防。

重編國語辭典

大水冲破隄防。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 溃 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 决 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

崩决 bēngjué
  1. to burst (of dam)
  2. to be breached
  3. to collapse
撑破 chēngpò to burst
冲决 chōngjué to burst (e.g. a dam)
绽破 zhànpò
  1. to burst
  2. to split
冲垮 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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