分崩离析

分崩離析

fēnbēng-líxī

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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