崩壞

See also: 崩壊

Chinese

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Etymology

Attestable in Classical Chinese text. Later repopularized among ACG fans and then gradually on the internet from Japanese 崩(ほう)壊(かい) (hōkai), itself simplified from original 崩(ほう)潰(かい) (hōkai).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bēnghuài

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄥㄏㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bang¹ waai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bēnghuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄥㄏㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: benghuài
  - Wade–Giles: pêng¹-huai⁴
  - Yale: bēng-hwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benghuay
  - Palladius: бэнхуай (bɛnxuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bang¹ waai⁶
  - Yale: bāng waaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bang¹ waai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: beng¹ wai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐŋ⁵⁵ waːi̯²²/

Verb

崩壞

to collapse; to break down; to go to pieces; to go to ruins
- 仰面看那草屋時，四下裡崩壞了，又被朔風吹撼，搖振得動。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  仰面看那草屋时，四下里崩坏了，又被朔风吹撼，摇振得动。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Yǎngmiàn kàn nà cǎowū shí, sìxiàlǐ bēnghuài le, yòu bèi shuòfēng chuī hàn, yáo zhèn dé dòng. [Pinyin]
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- 險險戲戲，崩壞陂池，決勝乃罷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  险险戏戏，崩坏陂池，决胜乃罢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mei Cheng, 《七發》
  Xiǎn xiǎn xì xì, bēnghuài bēichí, juéshèng nǎi bà. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
to decline; to corrupt; to go to ruins

Derived terms

禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 崩壞 – see the following entry.

【崩壊ほうかい】

[noun] decay, deterioration, disintegration

[noun] collapse

[verb] to collapse

[verb] to decay, to deteriorate, to disintegrate

Alternative spelling
崩潰

(This term, 崩壞, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
崩	壞

Noun

崩壞 • (bunggoe) (hangeul 붕괴)

Hanja form^? of 붕괴 (“a fall; a breakdown; (a) collapse”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
崩	壞

Verb

崩壞

chữ Hán form of băng hoại (“to corrupt”).

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