身敗名裂

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Chinese

body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
be defeated; to defeat; loss
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
crack; split
trad. (身敗名裂)
simp. (身败名裂)

Pronunciation


Idiom

身敗名裂

  1. to lose one's status and have one's reputation destroyed

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (身敗名裂):

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Idiom

身敗名裂

  1. chữ Hán form of thân bại danh liệt (to lose one's status and reputation).