Definition
土崩瓦解 is a four-character idiom that literally describes 'earth crumbling and tiles disintegrating.' Figuratively, it refers to a complete collapse, especially of systems, governments, or organizations. You can use it as a verb phrase (without an object) to describe something falling apart beyond repair.
idiom
to disintegrateto fall apartto collapse completely
Examples
- 。Zhège wángcháo zài nóngmín qǐyì zhōng tǔ bēng wǎ jiě le.This dynasty disintegrated in the peasant uprising.
- ，土崩瓦解。Yì jiā gōngsī de guǎnlǐ zhìdù yí dàn chūxiàn dà wèntí, jiù huì tǔ bēng wǎ jiě.Once a company's management system encounters major problems, it will fall apart.
- ，土崩瓦解。Jīngguò zhè cì jīngjì wēijī, yuánlái de liánméng yǐjīng tǔ bēng wǎ jiě.After this economic crisis, the former alliance has already disintegrated.
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