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Zach

台無し

台なし、 臺なし臺無し

Reading

Kana: だいなし
Romaji: dainashi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: stand, counter for vehicles

Example Sentences

すべてを台無(だいな)しにする。
➥Bring everything to ruin.
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この赤色(あかいろ)()全体(ぜんたい)がだいなしだ。
➥The red kills the whole pattern.
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(かれ)(はたら)きすぎで健康(けんこう)台無(だいな)しにした。
➥He ruined his health by working too hard.
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悪天候(あくてんこう)(しき)台無(だいな)しにした。
➥The bad weather marred the ceremony.
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その女優(じょゆう)はせりふを(だい)なしにした。
➥The actress murdered her lines.
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(かぜ)やら(あめ)やらで旅行(りょこう)台無(だいな)しだった。
➥What with the wind and the rain, our trip was spoiled.
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