礼乐崩坏

Traditional form:

禮樂崩壞

Pinyin (reading):

lǐyuèbēnghuài

Definitions:

• see 禮崩樂壞／礼崩乐坏 (lǐbēngyuèhuài)

Characters:

• 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 乐 - cheerful, happy, laughing; music
• 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
• 坏 - bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down

Traditional characters:

• 禮 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 樂 - cheerful, happy, laughing; music
• 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
• 壞 - bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down