土崩瓦解 tǔ bēng wǎ jiě

DEFINITIONS

  1. to collapse
  2. to fall apart

CHARACTERS

土 tǔ soil, earth; items made of earth
崩 bēng rupture, split apart, collapse
瓦 wǎ tile; earthenware pottery; girl
解 jiě loosen, unfasten, untie; explain