众叛亲离 — Chinese idiom
众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí
Traditional: 眾叛親離
Meaning
- lit. people rebelling and friends deserting
- fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
Character by character
- 众zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
- 叛pànrebel; rebellion; rebellious
- 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
- 离lírare beast; strange; elegant
Idioms sharing a character
- 不孚众望 bù fú zhòng wàng
- 不负众望 bù fù zhòng wàng
- 人多势众 rén duō shì zhòng
- 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng
- 力排众议 lì pái zhòng yì
- 劳师动众 láo shī dòng zhòng
- 大庭广众 dà tíng guǎng zhòng
- 妖言惑众 yāo yán huò zhòng
- 寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng
- 左道惑众 zuǒ dào huò zhòng
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