土崩瓦解 (tǔ bēng wǎ jiě) — (idiom) to disintegrate; to fall apart; to collapse completely
Definition
A chengyu meaning a structure (regime, alliance, plan) collapsing utterly, like an earth-slide and shattered tiles — more violent and total than 崩溃.
idiom
to disintegrateto fall apartto collapse completely
Examples
- 。Zhè ge wáng cháo zài nóng mín qǐ yì zhōng tǔ bēng wǎ jiě le.This dynasty disintegrated in the peasant uprising.
- ，土崩瓦解。Yì jiā gōng sī de guǎn lǐ zhì dù yí dàn chū xiàn dà wèn tí, jiù huì tǔ bēng wǎ jiě.Once a company's management system encounters major problems, it will fall apart.
- ，土崩瓦解。Jīng guò zhè cì jīng jì wēi jī, yuán lái de lián méng yǐ jīng tǔ bēng wǎ jiě.After this economic crisis, the former alliance has already disintegrated.
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