分崩离析

分崩離析

fēnbēng-líxī

idiom

Meanings

公司在丑闻之后分崩离析，员工纷纷离职。

Gōngsī zài chǒuwén zhīhòu fēnbēnglíxī, yuángōng fēnfēn lízhí.

The company fell apart after the scandal, with employees resigning one after another.

战争使这个曾经强盛的帝国分崩离析。

Zhànzhēng shǐ zhège céngjīng qiángshèng de dìguó fēnbēnglíxī.

The war caused this once-mighty empire to disintegrate.

history

From the Analects 《论语·季氏》: 邦分崩离析而不能守也 — Confucius criticizing rulers whose states are crumbling because they cannot hold them together.

分 fēn

崩 bēng

离 lí

析 xī