礼崩乐坏
Traditional form:
禮崩樂壞
Pinyin (reading):
lǐbēngyuèhuài
Definitions:
- rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
- cf. 禮樂／礼乐 (lǐyuè)
Characters:
- 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
- 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise
- 乐 - cheerful, happy, laughing; music
- 坏 - bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down
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