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身败名裂

shēn bài míng liè

4-character word Traditional 身敗名裂

What 身败名裂 means

1. to lose one's standing
2. to have one's reputation swept away
3. a complete defeat and fall from grace

The characters in 身败名裂

• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 裂lièto split; to crack; to break open