







土崩鱼烂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something”. Like an organization or a situation, that is falling apart or disintegrating from within due to internal conflicts, corruption, or disarray, leading to its eventual collapse. Literally, “Earth crumbling and fish rotting”.

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Open the tool →土崩鱼烂 (tǔ bēng yú làn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something”.
土崩鱼烂 is pronounced tǔ bēng yú làn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 土崩鱼烂 means “Earth crumbling and fish rotting”. It is used to mean “to describe something”.
鱼烂:鱼腐烂从内脏起。比喻国家内部发生动乱。