全军覆没

全軍覆沒

quánjūn-fùmò

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Meanings

HSK 6

比赛结束，我们队全军覆没，一分未得。

Bǐsài jiéshù, wǒmen duì quánjūn-fùmò, yī fēn wèi dé.

The game ended with our team suffering a total wipeout, not scoring a single point.

HSK 7-9

敌军在这场战役中全军覆没。

Díjūn zài zhè chǎng zhànyì zhōng quánjūn-fùmò.

The enemy army was completely annihilated in this battle.

usage

Originally military, now also used figuratively for total failure in competitions, business, or other endeavors.

memory

全 (whole) + 军 (army) + 覆 (to overturn) + 没 (to sink/vanish) - the entire army overturned and sunk.

全 quán

军 jūn

覆 fù

没 méi