众叛亲离 in English zhong4 pan4 qin1 li2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) people rebelling and friends deserting (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to find oneself utterly isolated

Simplified Characters

众 叛 亲 离

Traditional Characters

眾 叛 親 離

Pinyin

zhong4 pan4 qin1 li2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives 叛pan4to betray 亲qin1parent 离li2mythical beast (archaic)