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众叛亲离

zhòng pàn qīn lí

4-character word Traditional 眾叛親離

What 众叛亲离 means

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

The characters in 众叛亲离

• 众zhòng(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
• 叛pànto betray; to rebel; to revolt
• 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from

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