分崩离析

Traditional form:

分崩離析

Pinyin (reading):

fēnbēnglíxī

Definitions:

• to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
• falling to pieces

Characters:

• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
• 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
• 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart

Traditional characters:

• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
• 離 - rare beast; strange; elegant
• 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart