身败名隳 — “To be utterly ruined and discredited”
身败名隳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly ruined and discredited”. To lose all reputation and standing. Literally, “body ruined, name destroyed”.
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身败名隳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
身败名隳 Character Breakdown
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他因为贪图不义之财，最终身败名隳，沦为阶下囚。
He coveted ill-gotten gains and ultimately met his ruin and disgrace, becoming a prisoner.
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Synonyms of 身败名隳
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- shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
- shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
- shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
- shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
- shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
- shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
- shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
- shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
- shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew
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Open the tool →Questions about 身败名隳
What does 身败名隳 mean?
身败名隳 (shēn bài míng huī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly ruined and discredited”.
How do you pronounce 身败名隳?
身败名隳 is pronounced shēn bài míng huī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 身败名隳 literally mean?
Literally, 身败名隳 means “body ruined, name destroyed”. It is used to mean “to be utterly ruined and discredited”.
What is the Chinese definition of 身败名隳?
指做坏事而遭到彻底失败。同“身败名裂”。