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破臉 quarrel openly;
破口 (罵人) break into abuse, use abusive language;
破膽 frightened out of one's wits;
破顏，破涕為笑 melt into smiles (of face);
破土 break ground (of construction).
(2) To crush (enemy ranks): 破陣，勢如破竹 smash enemy easily (like splitting bamboo);
攻破南京 capture Nanking;
破賊 crush rebels.
(3) To show, reveal: 說破 reveal (secret);
一語破的 hit the nail on the head (“hit target with one remark”);
破露 betray (conspiracy, plan), (plan) is exposed;
破盤 leak out plan;
破著沒臉 disregard modesty by appearing in public (of women);
破綻 [po4zhan0]↓;
破釜沉舟 no-retreat policy (“burning the bridges”).
(4) To analyze, explain, define: 破題 [po4ti2]↓.
(5) To spend: 破鈔，破財，破費 spend money;
破工夫 spend a lot of time.
(6) To brave: 破浪 ride the waves.
(7) To break out: 破空而下, appear, burst out of the blue.
打破 break (a cup);
打破難關 break through a difficult situation;
撕破 tear up;
攻破 capture a city;
讀破 read character with different pronunciation, representing different word.
破罐子 [po4guan4zi0]↓;
破鏡重圓 reunion of couple after separation, divorce;
家破人亡 family ruined;
破家子弟 spendthrift son of family;
penniless person;
國破 country destroyed.
2.破產 [po4chan3], n. & adj., bankrupt, -cy.
3.破除 [po4chu2], v.t., overcome prejudices, obstacles, superstition.
4.破格 [po4ge2], adv., as an exceptional favor.
5.破瓜 [po4gua1], v.i., lose virginity; 破瓜之年 age sixteen, (AC) also age sixty-four (of women).
6.破罐子 [po4guan4zi0], n., (contemp.) unchaste woman; a physical wreck.
7.破壞 [po4huai4], v.t., break (neutrality, marriage), violate (agreement), damage (reputation).
8.破綻 [po4zhan0], n., flaw (in clothing, secret, argument).
9.破折號 [po4zhe2hao4], n., printer's dash mark (“－”).
10.（打）破紀錄 ([da3]) [po4ji4lu4], v.i., break the record.
11.破爛 [po4lan4], adj., torn-down, ragged (furniture, dress).
12.破裂 [po4lie4], v.i. & adj., split, break, broken (friendship, marriage).
13.破落戶 [po4luo4hu4], n., penniless person, family; fallen into decline.
14.破嗓子 [po4sang3zi0], n., broken voice, lost voice.
15.破傷風 [po4shang1feng1], n. tetanus infection.
16.破身 [po4shen1], v.i., lose virginity.
17.破曉 [po4xiao3], n., daybreak.
18.破碎 [po4sui4], adj., piecemeal, broken up, out of line; adj., n., broken bits.
19.破天荒 [po4tian1huang1], adj. & adv., unprecedented, breaking all precedents.
20.破體字 [po4ti3zi4], n., corrupt or abbreviated form of a character.
21.破題（兒） [po4ti2er0], n., the opening sentence of essay in civil examinations defining the theme; (fig.) the first thing.
22.破字 [po4zi4], n., special pronunciation of a character different from normal, and used with different meaning.
23.破五兒 [po4wu3er0], n., fifth of January in old calendar.
24.破音 [po4yin1], n., special pr. of character used with different meaning.