眾叛親離 zhòng pàn qīn lí

fig. to find oneself utterly isolated

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
  2. 2. lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
眾 zhòng
many; numerous; crowd
叛 pàn HSK 6
to betray; to rebel; to revolt
親 qīn
close; intimate; to kiss
離 lí
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from