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身敗名裂
简 身败名裂 · 繁 身敗名裂Mandarin · pinyin shēn bài míng liè
Meanings
- to lose one's standing
- to have one's reputation swept away
- a complete defeat and fall from grace
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1–4–2–4 · shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
san1 baai6 ming4 lit6
Cantonese word readings for 身敗名裂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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san1 baai6 ming4 lit6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to lose one's status and have one's reputation destroyed
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