分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
  2. falling to pieces

CHARACTERS

分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc.
崩 bēng rupture, split apart, collapse
離 lí leave, depart; go away; separate
析 xī split wood; break apart; divide