众叛亲离

Traditional: 眾叛親離

zhòng pàn qīn lí

Dictionary entry

lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)

What does 众叛亲离 mean?

众叛亲离 (zhòng pàn qīn lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)

2fig. to find oneself utterly isolated

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众Zhòngabbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives 叛pànto betray · to rebel 亲qīnparent · one's own (flesh and blood)离chīmythical beast (archaic)

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