破土 Traditional form: 破土 Pinyin (reading): pòtǔ Definitions: to break ground to start digging to plough to break through the ground (of seedling) fig. the start of a building project Characters: 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth Traditional characters: 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth