身败名裂
shēn bài míng liè
Pinyin

Definition

身败名裂
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shēn bài míng liè
  1. to lose one's standing
  2. to have one's reputation swept away
  3. a complete defeat and fall from grace

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
shēn
  1. 1 body
  2. 2 life
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 personally
  5. 5 one's morality and conduct
  6. 6 the main part of a structure or body
  7. 7 pregnant
  8. 8 classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. 9 Kangxi radical 158
shēn fèn
  1. 1 identity
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 capacity
  4. 4 dignity
  5. 5 position
  6. 6 rank
shēn jià
  1. 1 social status
  2. 2 price of a slave
  3. 3 price of a person (a sportsman etc)
  4. 4 worth
  5. 5 value (of stocks, valuables etc)
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
xià shēn
  1. 1 lower part of the body
  2. 2 genitalia
  3. 3 trousers
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
jiàn shēn
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to keep fit
  3. 3 to work out
  4. 4 physical exercise
jiàn shēn fáng
  1. 1 gym
  2. 2 gymnasium
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
chū shēn
  1. 1 to be born of
  2. 2 to come from
  3. 3 family background
  4. 4 class origin
fēn liè
  1. 1 to split up
  2. 2 to divide
  3. 3 to break up
  4. 4 fission
  5. 5 schism

Idioms (20)

一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
  1. 1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. 2 Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. 3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
  1. 1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward

Sample Sentences

我也不认识他。他说捡到了我的手机,上面有那种照片。他问我要十万块钱。要不然就把照片发到网上,让我身败名裂。
wǒ yě bù rènshi tā 。tā shuō jiǎndào le wǒ de shǒujī ,shàngmian yǒu nà zhǒng zhàopiàn 。tā wèn wǒ yào shí wàn kuàiqián 。yàoburán jiù bǎ zhàopiàn fā dào wǎngshàng ,ràng wǒ shēnbàimíngliè 。
I don't know who he is. He says he picked up my cell phone, and there were... those kinds of pictures on it. He told me he wanted 100,000 kuai. Otherwise he would post the pictures on the internet, and disgrace me.
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