化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. divide and conquer

CHARACTERS

化 huà change, convert, reform; -ize
整 zhěng orderly, neat, tidy; whole
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
零 líng zero; fragment, fraction