一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. a crushing defeat
  3. beaten and in a hopeless position

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
敗 bài be defeated, decline, fail
塗 tú smear, daub, apply, spread; paint
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region