lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
形容詞
一個人嘅朋友同親人都離開、捨棄、背叛佢 the friends and family of a person leave, give up, and betray him
陳生一向好自私,抵佢而家眾叛親離。
陈生一向好自私,抵佢而家众叛亲离。
can4 saang1 jat1 hoeng3 hou2 zi6 si1, dai2 keoi5 ji4 gaa1 zung3 bun6 can1 lei4. Mr. Chan has always been selfish. He deserves the betrayal of his friends and family.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic, of a person
to be isolated and forsaken by everyone
This guy always treats people according to their status, he could rocket up his status in the company for sure, but a lot of friends have left him because of this.