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.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate
Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.
The picture of 土崩 and 瓦解 puts earth collapsing beside tiles breaking apart, giving the sense of total disintegration.
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