破 po³ {pò}

(verb) spend (money)

破 po³ {pò}

1. broken
2. damaged
3. worn out
4. lousy
5. rotten
6. to break, split or cleave
7. to get rid of
8. to destroy
9. to break with
10. to defeat
11. to capture (a city etc)
12. to expose the truth of

破柴 po³ caai⁴ {pò chái}

(verb) to chop wood

破爛〔-烂〕 po³ laan⁶ {pò làn}

(adjective) Broken

破落 po³ lok⁶ {pò luò}

broken down; to be in decline

破敗〔-败〕 po³ baai⁶ {pò bài}

1. to defeat
2. to crush (in battle)
3. beaten
4. ruined
5. destroyed
6. in decline

破敝 po³ bai⁶ {pò bì}

1. shabby
2. damaged

破壁 po³ bik¹ {pò bì}

1. broken wall
2. to break through a wall
3. fig. a breakthrough in sb's career

破冰 po³ bing¹ {pò bīng}

1. to break the ice
2. groundbreaking (in relations)

破布 po³ bou³ {pò bù}

rag

破產〔-产〕 po³ caan² {pò chǎn}

1. to go bankrupt
2. to become impoverished
3. bankruptcy

破鈔〔-钞〕 po³ caau¹ {pò chāo}

to spend money

破除 po³ ceoi⁴ {pò chú}

1. to eliminate
2. to do away with
3. to get rid of

破財〔-财〕 po³ coi⁴ {pò cái}

1. bankrupt
2. to suffer financial loss

破處〔-处〕 po³ cyu² {pò chǔ}

1. to break the hymen
2. to lose virginity

破膽〔-胆〕 po³ daam² {pò dǎn}

1. lit. to bust guts
2. to terrify
3. to frighten seriously

破的 po³ dik¹ {pò dì}

1. to hit the target
2. fig. to touch the main point in speaking

破讀〔-读〕 po³ duk⁶ {pò dú}

1. pronunciation of a character other than the standard
2. lit. broken reading

破洞 po³ dung⁶ {pò dòng}

a hole

破費〔-费〕 po³ fai³ {pò fèi}

to spend a lot of money

破家 po³ gaa¹ {pò jiā}

to destroy one's family

破解 po³ gaai² {pò jiě}

1. to break (a bond, constraint etc)
2. to explain
3. to unravel
4. to decipher
5. to decode

破戒 po³ gaai³ {pò jiè}

1. to violate a religious precept
2. to smoke or drink after giving up

破格 po³ gaak³ {pò gé}

1. to break the rule
2. to make an exception

破舊〔-旧〕 po³ gau⁶ {pò jiù}

shabby

破鏡〔-镜〕 po³ geng³ {pò jìng}

1. broken mirror
2. fig. broken marriage
3. divorce

破局 po³ guk⁶ {pò jú}

to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

破瓜 po³ gwaa¹ {pò guā}

1. (of a girl) to lose one's virginity
2. to deflower a virgin
3. to reach the age of 16
4. (of a man) to reach the age of 64

破關〔-关〕 po³ gwaan¹ {pò guān}

1. to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)
2. to beat (a video game)

破鞋 po³ haai⁴ {pò xié}

1. broken shoes
2. worn-out footwear
3. loose woman
4. slut

破口 po³ hau² {pò kǒu}

1. tear or rupture
2. to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes)
3. without restraint (e.g. of swearing)

破曉〔-晓〕 po³ hiu² {pò xiǎo}

1. daybreak
2. dawn

破開〔-开〕 po³ hoi¹ {pò kāi}

1. to split
2. to cut open

破譯〔-译〕 po³ jik⁶ {pò yì}

1. to break a code
2. to crack a riddle
3. to solve an enigma
4. a breakthrough

破約〔-约〕 po³ joek³ {pò yuē}

to break a promise

破蛹 po³ jung² {pò yǒng}

to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

破缺 po³ kyut³ {pò quē}

breaking

破爛〔-烂〕 po³ laan⁶ {pò làn}

1. worn-out
2. rotten
3. dilapidated
4. tattered
5. ragged
6. rubbish
7. junk

破例 po³ lai⁶ {pò lì}

to make an exception

破裂 po³ lit⁶ {pò liè}

1. to rupture
2. to fracture
3. to break down
4. (linguistics) plosion

破浪 po³ long⁶ {pò làng}

1. to set sail
2. to brave the waves

破滅〔-灭〕 po³ mit⁶ {pò miè}

1. to be shattered
2. to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

破亡 po³ mong⁴ {pò wáng}

1. to die out
2. conquered

破門〔-门〕 po³ mun⁴ {pò mén}

1. to burst or force open a door
2. to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church)
3. to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)

破顏〔-颜〕 po³ ngaan⁴ {pò yán}

1. break into a smile
2. to open (of flowers)

破案 po³ on³ {pò àn}

1. to solve a case
2. shabby old table

破身 po³ san¹ {pò shēn}

to lose one's virginity

破碎 po³ seoi³ {pò suì}

1. to smash to pieces
2. to shatter

破相 po³ soeng³ {pò xiàng}

1. (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc
2. to disfigure
3. to make a fool of oneself

破損〔-损〕 po³ syun² {pò sǔn}

to become damaged

破題〔-题〕 po³ tai⁴ {pò tí}

1. writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset
2. opposite of 冒題

破土 po³ tou² {pò tǔ}

1. to break ground
2. to start digging
3. to plough
4. to break through the ground (of seedling)
5. fig. the start of a building project

破壞〔-坏〕 po³ waai⁶ {pò huài}

1. destruction
2. damage
3. to wreck
4. to break
5. to destroy

破獲〔-获〕 po³ wok⁶ {pò huò}

1. to uncover (a criminal plot)
2. to break open and capture

破綻〔-绽〕 po³ zaan⁶ {pò zhàn}

1. hole or tear in cloth
2. mistake or gap in a speech or theory

破冰艦〔--舰〕 po³ bing¹ laam⁶ {pò bīng jiàn}

ice breaker

破冰船 po³ bing¹ syun⁴ {pò bīng chuán}

ice breaker

破產者〔-产-〕 po³ caan² ze² {pò chǎn zhě}

bankrupt person

破甲彈〔--弹〕 po³ gaap³ daan² {pò jiǎ dàn}

armor piercing shell

破紀錄〔-纪录〕 po³ gei² luk⁶ {pò jì lù}

1. to break a record
2. record-breaking

破音字 po³ jam¹ zi⁶ {pò yīn zì}

1. character with two or more readings
2. character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)

破四舊〔--旧〕 po³ sei³ gau⁶ {pò sì jiù}

Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)

破傷風〔-伤风〕 po³ soeng¹ fung¹ {pò shāng fēng}

tetanus (lockjaw)

破體字〔-体-〕 po³ tai² zi⁶ {pò tǐ zi}

non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character

破天荒 po³ tin¹ fong¹ {pò tiān huāng}

1. unprecedented
2. for the first time
3. never before
4. first ever

破壞性〔-坏-〕 po³ waai⁶ sing³ {pò huài xìng}

destructive

破折號〔--号〕 po³ zit³ hou⁶ {pò zhé hào}

1. dash
2. Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)

破財擋災〔-财挡灾〕 po³ coi⁴ dong² zoi¹ {pò cái dǎng zāi}

(proverb) someone spends money can offset troubles; lose money to block any disaster/misfortune

破釜沈舟〔--沉-〕 po³ fu² cam⁴ zau¹ {pò fǔ chén zhōu}

burn your bridges behind you

破銅爛鐵〔-铜烂铁〕 po³ tung⁴ laan⁶ tit³ {pò tóng làn tiě}

Scrap metal

破敗不堪〔-败--〕 po³ baai⁶ bat¹ ham¹ {pò bài bù kān}

1. crushed
2. utterly defeated

破冰型艏 po³ bing¹ jing⁴ sau² {pò bīng xíng shǒu}

icebreaker bow

破除迷信 po³ ceoi⁴ mai⁴ seon³ {pò chú mí xìn}

to eliminate superstition (idiom)

破財免災〔-财-灾〕 po³ coi⁴ min⁵ zoi¹ {pò cái miǎn zāi}

a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)

破膽寒心〔-胆--〕 po³ daam² hon⁴ sam¹ {pò dǎn hán xīn}

1. lit. to bust guts and freeze the heart (idiom); terrifying
2. to scare sb badly

破釜沉舟 po³ fu² cam⁴ zau¹ {pò fǔ chén zhōu}

1. lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
2. to burn one's boats

破舊立新〔-旧--〕 po³ gau⁶ laap⁶ san¹ {pò jiù lì xīn}

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

破鏡重圓〔-镜-圆〕 po³ geng³ cung⁴ jyun⁴ {pò jìng chóng yuán}

1. a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
2. (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
3. for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite

破罐破摔 po³ gun³ po³ seot¹ {pò guàn pò shuāi}

lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback

破口大罵〔---骂〕 po³ hau² daai⁶ maa⁶ {pò kǒu dà mà}

to abuse roundly

破門而入〔-门--〕 po³ mun⁴ ji⁴ jap⁶ {pò mén ér rù}

1. to break the door and enter
2. to force a door open (idiom)

破瓦寒窯〔---窑〕 po³ ngaa⁵ hon⁴ jiu⁴ {pò wǎ hán yáo}

1. lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house
2. poor and shabby dwelling

破涕為笑〔--为-〕 po³ tai³ wai⁴ siu³ {pò tì wéi xiào}

to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

破土典禮〔---礼〕 po³ tou² din² lai⁵ {pò tǔ diǎn lǐ}

ground breaking ceremony

破壞無遺〔-坏无遗〕 po³ waai⁶ mou⁴ wai⁴ {pò huài wú yí}

damaged beyond repair

破壞活動〔-坏-动〕 po³ waai⁶ wut⁶ dung⁶ {pò huài huó dòng}

1. sabotage
2. subversive activities

破碗破摔 po³ wun² po³ seot¹ {pò wǎn pò shuāi}

lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

破綻百出〔-绽--〕 po³ zaan⁶ baak³ ceot¹ {pò zhàn bǎi chū}

lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)

破竹建瓴 po³ zuk¹ gin³ ling⁴ {pò zhú jiàn líng}

lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

破竹之勢〔---势〕 po³ zuk¹ zi¹ sai³ {pò zhú zhī shì}

lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force