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滅 (mit6) — destroy; annihilate; do away with; eradicate in Cantonese

mitˍ₆滅
简 灭
Mandarin Pinyin: mie4

Meaning of 滅

noundestroy; annihilate; do away with; eradicate
noundisappear; perish; submerge; drown
noun(of a light, fire, etc) extinguish; go/put out

Example Sentences with 滅

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做ganˊ²緊mitˍ₆滅zeoi3.罪。
He is engaged in crime prevention.
mitˍ₆滅zeoi˗₃罪haauˍ₆靠daaiˍ₆大gaa1.家。
Crime prevention relies on everyone.
mitˍ₆滅zeoi˗₃罪haiˍ₆係houˊ²好si6.事。
Crime prevention is a good thing.
mitˍ₆滅zeoi˗₃罪houˊ²好zungˍ₆重jiu3.要。
Crime prevention is very important.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有mitˍ₆滅zeoi3.罪。
There is crime prevention here.
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Words Containing 滅

滅火喉mit6 fo2 hau4
a firehose; a fire hydrant; jet (of water)
滅門mit6 mun4
kill off the whole family; exterminate the entire clan
大量毀滅daai6 loeng6 wai2 mit6
to decimate
滅絕mit6 zyut6
vanish, to become extinct
夷滅ji4 mit6
to massacre; to die out
滅絕人性mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3
inhuman; savage; cannibalistic
種族滅絕zung2 zuk6 mit6 zyut6
genocide [rel. term] 種族清洗
人道毀滅jan4 dou6 wai2 mit6
euthanasia
滅菌mit6 kwan2
sterilization
絕滅zyut6 mit6
vanish, to become extinct
泯滅man5 mit6
vanish; disappear; sink into oblivion; die away
殲滅cim1 mit6
to wipe out; to destroy; to annihilate

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