礼崩乐坏 — Chinese idiom
礼崩乐坏
lǐ bēng yuè huài
Traditional: 禮崩樂壞
Meaning
- rites and music are in ruins ; fig. society in total disarray
- cf. 礼乐 (lǐ yuè)
Character by character
- 礼lǐcourtesy, manners, social customs
- 崩bēngto rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, de
- 乐yuècheerful, happy, laughing; music
- 坏huàibad, rotten, spoiled; to break down
Idioms sharing a character
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 傲慢无礼 ào màn wú lǐ
- 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
- 博文约礼 bó wén yuē lǐ
- 敬贤礼士 jìng xián lǐ shì
- 礼仪之邦 lǐ yí zhī bāng
- 礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái
- 礼义廉耻 lǐ yì lián chǐ
- 顶礼膜拜 dǐng lǐ mó bài
- 分崩离析 fēn bēng lí xī
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