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Home / Idiom / 众叛亲离

lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom) · fig. to find oneself utterly isolated

众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí
zh+òng·4th tonep+àn·4th toneq+īn·1st tonel+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to collapse · to fall apart土崩瓦解tǔ bēng wǎ jiěone who is cut off from others (idiom) · one who has chosen to follow a solitary path · (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)孤家寡人gū jiā guǎ rénto collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up · falling to pieces分崩离析fēn bēng lí xīlonely · lonesome · (of a place) quiet · silent寂寞jì mòlit. enemies in the same boat (idiom) · fig. to be surrounded by opponents; to be extremely isolated舟中敌国zhōu zhōng dí guósadden one's friends and gladden one's enemies · grieve those dear and near to us and gladden the enemy亲痛仇快qīn tòng chóu kuài
Antonyms
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests · obliged to collaborate towards common goals同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìpull together for common cause · work together with one heart (in times of difficulty)和衷共济hé zhōng gòng jì
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