众叛亲离
zhòng​pàn​qīn​lí

to be utterly isolated

  • created sense approved 众叛亲离/眾叛親離 · zhòng​pàn​qīn​lí · to be utterly isolated — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众叛亲离 / 眾叛親離

    zhòng​pàn​qīn​lí

    to be utterly isolated

    literally "the people rebel and friends desert"; to find oneself completely isolated and abandoned by others because one has lost their support or acted wickedly

    众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · many 叛 (literal) → 叛 · pàn · to betray 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close 离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave

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