







礼坏乐崩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Social order collapses and moral principles are lost”. Describes a time of great social disorder and unrest. Literally, “Rites are ruined and music is lost”.

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Open the tool →礼坏乐崩 (lǐ huài yuè bēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Social order collapses and moral principles are lost”.
礼坏乐崩 is pronounced lǐ huài yuè bēng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 礼坏乐崩 means “Rites are ruined and music is lost”. It is used to mean “Social order collapses and moral principles are lost”.
古代制礼,把它当作社会道德、行为的规范;把制乐人微言轻教化的规范。形容社会纲纪紊乱,骚动不宁的时代。