破壞

See also: 破坏 and 破壊

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	bad; evil; rotten bad; evil; rotten; spoiled
trad. (破壞)		破	壞
simp. (破坏)		破	坏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòhuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ waai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pho-fái
• Eastern Min (BUC): pó̤-huâi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phò͘-hoāi / phò-hoāi / phò-hāi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pua³ huai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòhuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòhuài
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-huai⁴
    • Yale: pwò-hwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohhuay
    • Palladius: похуай (poxuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ waai⁶
    • Yale: po waaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ waai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ wai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ waːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pho-fái
    • Hakka Romanization System: po fai^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: po⁴ fai³
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵⁵ fai̯³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: pó̤-huâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰo²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(h-)uɑi²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò͘-hoāi
    • Tâi-lô: phòo-huāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phorhoai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-hoāi
    • Tâi-lô: phò-huāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoirhoai
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ huai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ huai²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ huai³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-hāi
    • Tâi-lô: phò-hāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoirhai
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ hai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hai³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pua³ huai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phuà huăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huai³⁵/

Verb

破壞

1. to damage; to destroy; to ruin; to vandalize; to sabotage; to contaminate

   破壞公物／破坏公物  ―  pòhuài gōngwù  ―  to damage public property

   破壞生產／破坏生产  ―  pòhuài shēngchǎn  ―  to sabotage production

   破壞網絡／破坏网络  ―  pòhuài wǎngluò  ―  to damage a network

   破壞案發現場／破坏案发现场  ―  pòhuài ànfā xiànchǎng  ―  to contaminate the crime scene

2. to eliminate; to get rid of
3. to violate

Synonyms

• (to damage):

edit

• 亂／乱 (luàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 圮毀／圮毁 (pǐhuǐ) (literary)
• 壞／坏 (huài)
• 打掉 (dǎdiào)
• 損壞／损坏 (sǔnhuài)
• 損毀／损毁 (sǔnhuǐ)
• 搗砸／捣砸 (dau² zah⁵) (Jin)
• 摧殘／摧残 (cuīcán)
• 摧毀／摧毁 (cuīhuǐ)
• 毀／毁 (huǐ)
• 毀壞／毁坏 (huǐhuài)
• 毀損／毁损 (huǐsǔn)
• 決裂／决裂 (juéliè) (archaic)
• 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
• 糟 (zāo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 糟蹋 (zāotà)
• 隳 (huī) (literary, or in compounds)

 

• (to eliminate):

edit

• 免
• 免除 (miǎnchú)
• 刷 (colloquial)
• 削 (literary, or in compounds)
• 削除 (xuēchú)
• 去掉 (qùdiào)
• 去除 (qùchú)
• 報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
• 屏除 (bǐngchú)
• 廓清 (kuòqīng)
• 打掉 (dǎdiào)
• 掃／扫
• 排解 (páijiě)
• 掃除／扫除 (sǎochú) (figurative)
• 排除 (páichú)
• 摒除 (bìngchú)
• 撤 (chè)
• 撤除 (chèchú)
• 消 (xiāo)
• 消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
• 消解 (xiāojiě)
• 消釋／消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
• 消除 (xiāochú)
• 淘汰 (táotài)
• 清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
• 清除 (qīngchú)
• 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
• 破除 (pòchú)
• 祛除 (qūchú)
• 罷／罢
• 翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
• 肅清／肃清 (sùqīng)
• 蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 解釋／解释 (jiěshì) (archaic)
• 解除 (jiěchú)
• 鋤／锄 (chú)
• 鏟除／铲除 (chǎnchú)
• 除
• 除去 (chúqù)
• 除忒 (Hakka)
• 除掉 (chúdiào)
• 除開／除开 (chúkāi)
• 革除 (géchú)
• 驅散／驱散 (qūsàn)
• 驅走／驱走 (qūzǒu)
• 驅除／驱除 (qūchú)

 

• (to violate):

edit

• 乖 (guāi) (literary, or in compounds)
• 犯 (fàn)
• 背離／背离 (bèilí)
• 違反／违反 (wéifǎn)
• 違背／违背 (wéibèi)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to damage”): 保護／保护 (bǎohù)

Derived terms

• 破壞力／破坏力 (pòhuàilì)
• 破壞性／破坏性 (pòhuàixìng)
• 破壞者／破坏者 (pòhuàizhě)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	壞
は Grade: 5	かい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

破(は)壞(かい) • (hakai) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 破壊 (destruction; demolition)

Korean

Hanja in this term
破	壞

Noun

破壞 • (pagoe) (hangeul 파괴)

1. hanja form^? of 파괴 (“destruction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
破	壞

Verb

破壞

1. chữ Hán form of phá hoại (“to vandalize; to sabotage”).