破滅

See also: 破灭

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	extinguish
trad. (破滅)		破	滅
simp. (破灭)		破	灭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòmiè

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ mit⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pho-me̍t
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phò-bia̍t / phò͘-bia̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòmiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòmiè
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-mieh⁴
  - Yale: pwò-myè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohmieh
  - Palladius: поме (pome)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ mit⁶
  - Yale: po miht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ mit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ mid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ miːt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pho-me̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: po med
  - Hagfa Pinyim: po⁴ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵⁵ met̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-bia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: phò-bia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoirbiat
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ biɛt̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ biɛt̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ biɛt̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ biɛt̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò͘-bia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: phòo-bia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phorbiat
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɛt̚²⁴/

Verb

破滅

(of hope, illusions, etc.) to be shattered; to be annihilated; to be dashed
所有的希望都破滅了。 [MSC, trad.]
所有的希望都破灭了。 [MSC, simp.]
Suǒyǒu de xīwàng dōu pòmiè le. [Pinyin]
All hope was lost.

Synonyms

幻滅／幻灭 (huànmiè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	滅
は Grade: 5	めつ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はめつ [hàmétsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠me̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

破(は)滅(めつ) • (hametsu)

ruin; destruction
それでは破(は)滅(めつ)の道(みち)をたどるしかない。
Sore de wa hametsu no michi o tadoru shika nai.
That only leads to destruction.
- 2015 February 13, mothy [mothy], “七つの罪と罰 [Seven Crimes and Punishments]”‎^{niconico VocaDB} ft. various:
  
  聞(き)こえてくるのは森(もり)の歌(うた)？
  いいえそれは破(は)滅(めつ)の銃(じゅう)声(せい)
  Kikoete kuru no wa mori no uta?
  Īe sore wa hametsu no jūsei
  Is it the song of the forest I can hear?
  No, that’s the gunshot of destruction

Verb

破(は)滅(めつ)する • (hametsu suru) suru (stem 破(は)滅(めつ)し (hametsu shi), past 破(は)滅(めつ)した (hametsu shita))

to fall into ruin; to be ruined;

Conjugation

Conjugation of "破滅する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	破滅し	はめつし	hametsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	破滅し	はめつし	hametsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	破滅する	はめつする	hametsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	破滅する	はめつする	hametsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	破滅すれ	はめつすれ	hametsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	破滅せよ¹ 破滅しろ²	はめつせよ¹ はめつしろ²	hametsu seyo¹ hametsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	破滅される	はめつされる	hametsu sareru
Causative	破滅させる破滅さす	はめつさせるはめつさす	hametsu saseru hametsu sasu
Potential	破滅できる	はめつできる	hametsu dekiru
Volitional	破滅しよう	はめつしよう	hametsu shiyō
Negative	破滅しない	はめつしない	hametsu shinai
Negative continuative	破滅せず	はめつせず	hametsu sezu
Formal	破滅します	はめつします	hametsu shimasu
Perfective	破滅した	はめつした	hametsu shita
Conjunctive	破滅して	はめつして	hametsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	破滅すれば	はめつすれば	hametsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“破滅”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
破	滅

Noun

破滅 • (pamyeol) (hangeul 파멸)

hanja form^? of 파멸 (“destruction”)