连根烂

連根爛
liángēnlàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to rot from the roots up; to be ruined top to bottom
  2. 2 thoroughly destroyed

Examples

Zhè jiā gōngsī fǔbài dào liángēnlàn le.
The corruption in this company has rotted it from the roots up.
Guǎnlǐ yì tā hútú, zhěnggè bùmén liángēnlàn.
The management is a disaster; the whole department has rotted through and through.

Tips

usage
Pairs naturally with 连根拔 as its opposite image: one rips bad things out, the other describes what happens when rot reaches the roots itself. Strong language, usually reserved for institutions or systems in total decay.

Stroke Order

lián
gēn
làn