纲常扫地 — “Traditional moral principles and social order completely destroyed”
纲常扫地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Traditional moral principles and social order completely destroyed”. A total collapse of ethics and proper conduct. Literally, “cardinal guides and constant virtues swept to the ground”.
纲常扫地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 纲常扫地 mean?
纲常扫地 (gāng cháng sǎo dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Traditional moral principles and social order completely destroyed”.
How do you pronounce 纲常扫地?
纲常扫地 is pronounced gāng cháng sǎo dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纲常扫地 literally mean?
Literally, 纲常扫地 means “cardinal guides and constant virtues swept to the ground”. It is used to mean “Traditional moral principles and social order completely destroyed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纲常扫地?
纲常：三纲五常；扫地：比喻破坏无余。指纲纪、人伦等封建伦理道德破坏无余