銷毀

See also: 销毁

Chinese

		to melt; to do away with; to sell	to destroy; to damage; to ruin
trad. (銷毀)		銷	毀
simp. (销毁)		销	毁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāohuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ wai²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siau-húi

(Teochew, Peng'im): siao¹ huin²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāohuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaohuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hui³
  - Yale: syāu-hwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauhoei
  - Palladius: сяохуэй (sjaoxuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: siu¹ wai²
  - Yale: sīu wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ wai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ wei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    燒毀 / 烧毁
    銷毀 / 销毁
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-húi
  - Tâi-lô: siau-huí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siau'huie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ hui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siao¹ huin²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau húiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau³³⁻²³ hũĩ⁵²/

Verb

銷毀

(transitive) to destroy (criminal evidence, etc.), usually by burning
銷毀罪證／销毁罪证 ― xiāohuǐ zuìzhèng ― to destroy incriminating evidence
- 一切不愉快的煩惱　都交給昨天去銷毀 [MSC, trad.]
  一切不愉快的烦恼　都交给昨天去销毁 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2018, Namewee (黃明志) ft. Fara Dolhadi, “Good Morning”
  yīqiè bù yúkuài de fánnǎo, dōu jiāo gěi zuótiān qù xiāohuǐ [Pinyin]
  Leave all the sorrow behind,
  A new day is ahead;

Synonyms

毀掉 / 毁掉 (huǐ diào)
焚毀 / 焚毁 (fénhuǐ)
燒掉 / 烧掉 (shāo diào)
燒毀 / 烧毁 (shāohuǐ)