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破綻

破綻

See also: 破绽

Chinese

 
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
ripped seam
trad. (破綻)
simp. (破绽)

Noun

破綻

  1. burst, hole or tear in cloth
  2. (idiomatic) mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw; weak point
    小心露出破綻 [MSC, trad.]
    小心露出破绽 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bù xiǎoxīn lùchū le pòzhàn. [Pinyin]
    He wasn't careful enough to cover all the flaws (in his story/behavior/character).

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
たん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 破たん

Noun

破綻 (hiragana はたん, romaji hatan)

  1. bankruptcy, ruination
    団体の破綻
    the ruination of an organization
  2. failure, breakdown
    計画の破綻
    the failure of a plan

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

破綻する (hiragana はたんする, romaji hatan suru)

  1. go bankrupt; be ruined
  2. fall apart, fail (applied to a relationship or system)

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3