四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè

DEFINITIONS

  1. all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. complete lack of unity
  3. to disintegrate
  4. falling apart
  5. to be at sixes and sevens

CHARACTERS

四 sì four
分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc.
五 wǔ five; surname
裂 liè split, crack, break open; rend