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眾zung3叛bun6親can1離lei4

simp众叛亲离also written衆叛親離
zung3 bun6 can1 lei4zhòng pàn qīn lí

English

  1. lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
  2. fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
  3. the friends and family of a person leave, give up, and betray him

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個人嘅朋友同親人都離開、捨棄、背叛佢

Examples

  • 陳生一向好自私,抵佢而家眾叛親離。

    Mr. Chan has always been selfish. He deserves the betrayal of his friends and family.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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