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Chinese
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inverted; jolt; top
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to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize |
| trad. (顛覆)
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顛
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覆
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| simp. (颠覆)
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颠
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覆
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Pronunciation
Verb
顛覆 (transitive)
- to turn over; to overturn (physically)
- to subvert (power, authority); to topple (a government); to defy (an idea, concept); to turn upside down
Synonyms
- 傾覆／倾覆 (qīngfù)
- 打倒 (dǎdǎo)
- 打垮 (dǎkuǎ)
- 打敗／打败 (dǎbài)
- 扳倒 (bāndǎo) (figurative)
- 推翻 (tuīfān)
- 擊敗／击败 (jībài)
- 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
Japanese
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| 顚覆 (kyūjitai)
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 顛覆 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 顛覆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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