身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè

DEFINITIONS

  1. to lose one's standing
  2. to have one's reputation swept away
  3. a complete defeat and fall from grace

CHARACTERS

身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
敗 bài be defeated, decline, fail
名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
裂 liè
HSK 6
split, crack, break open; rend