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身败名裂

shēnbàimíngliè

Traditional: 身敗名裂

to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace

Character Breakdown

身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1
裂
liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
HSK 6

Additional Information

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