| 破土 |
pò tǔ |
to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project |
| 破 |
pò |
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of |
| 土 |
Tǔ |
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
| 土 |
tǔ |
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |