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分崩離析

简分崩离析 · 繁分崩離析

Mandarin · pinyin fēn bēng lí xī

to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
falling to pieces

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
崩: bēng · rupture, split apart, collapse
離: Look up this written character
析: xī · split wood; break apart; divide
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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1–1–2–1 · fen1 beng1 li2 xi1

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fan1 bang1 lei4 sik1

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(of a country or a group) to disintegrate; to fall apart

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