栋朽榱崩 — “The main beam is rotten and the rafters collapse”
栋朽榱崩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the main beam is rotten and the rafters collapse”. Metaphorically, a complete collapse or ruin (of a system, organization, or family). Literally, “ridgepole rotten, rafters collapse”.
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What does 栋朽榱崩 mean?
栋朽榱崩 (dòng xiǔ cuī bēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the main beam is rotten and the rafters collapse”.
How do you pronounce 栋朽榱崩?
栋朽榱崩 is pronounced dòng xiǔ cuī bēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 栋朽榱崩 literally mean?
Literally, 栋朽榱崩 means “ridgepole rotten, rafters collapse”. It is used to mean “the main beam is rotten and the rafters collapse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 栋朽榱崩?
犹栋折榱崩。比喻倾覆。