离心离德 — “To be disunited in thought and spirit”
离心离德 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disunited in thought and spirit”. To have different aims and beliefs, leading to a lack of cohesion and unity. Literally, “separated in heart and virtue; disunited in mind and spirit”.
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离心离德 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 离lí
- 心xīn
- 离lí
- 德dé
离心离德 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 离心离德
如果一个团队的成员都离心离德，那么它将很难取得成功。
If the members of a team are disunited in thought and spirit, it will be very difficult for it to achieve success.
Origin and Story of 离心离德
In the late Shang Dynasty, King Zhou was tyrannical and cruel. His officials were disunited in thought and spirit, and the morale of his army was low.
King Wu of Zhou, allied with eight western lords, gathered an army of 40,000 and personally led the expedition against King Zhou.
At the rally before their departure, he gave a speech, stating that everyone, from top to bottom, must be united in purpose and spirit, vowing not to rest until King Zhou was overthrown.
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More idioms starting with 离
- lí离shì世yì异sú俗transcend worldly conventions
- lí离shì世jué绝sú俗detached from worldly affairs
- lí离shì世dùn遁shàng上withdraw from worldly affairs and power
- lí离xiāng乡bié别jǐng井leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- lí离xiāng乡bié别tǔ土leave one's native land
- lí离xiāng乡bèi背jǐng井leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- lí离xiāng乡bèi背tǔ土leave one's hometown
- lí离hé合bēi悲huān欢parting, reunion, sorrow, and joy
- lí离qí奇gǔ古guài怪extremely strange and bizarre
- lí离lóu娄zhī之míng明superb vision
- lí离shān山diào调hǔ虎lure opponent from stronghold
- lí离xián弦zǒu走bǎn板deviate from accepted standards
Questions about 离心离德
- What does 离心离德 mean?
- 离心离德 (lí xīn lí dé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disunited in thought and spirit”.
- How do you pronounce 离心离德?
- 离心离德 is pronounced lí xīn lí dé in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 离心离德 literally mean?
- Literally, 离心离德 means “separated in heart and virtue; disunited in mind and spirit”. It is used to mean “to be disunited in thought and spirit”.
- Where does 离心离德 come from?
- 离心离德 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 离心离德?
- 心、德：心意。思想不统一，信念也不一致。指不一条心。