身败名裂 in English shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to lose one's standing
  • to have one's reputation swept away
  • a complete defeat and fall from grace

Simplified Characters

身 败 名 裂

Traditional Characters

身 敗 名 裂

Pinyin

shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

身shen1body 败bai4to defeat 名ming2name 裂lie4to split