身敗名裂 [－败－－]

Jyutping san1 baai6 ming4 lit6
Pinyin shēn bài míng liè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to lose one's standing
  2. to have one's reputation swept away
  3. a complete defeat and fall from grace
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    事業​、​地位​喪失​，​名譽​毀壞
    to lose all standing and reputation; to be utterly ruined
    • 佢因為貪污而搞到身敗名裂。
      佢因为贪污而搞到身败名裂。
      keoi5 jan1 wai6 taam1 wu1 ji4 gaau2 dou3 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6.
      His reputation was completely destroyed because of corruption.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to lose one's status and have one's reputation destroyed
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我就系要煮到佢身败名裂，冇得翻身。
    我就係要煮到佢身敗名裂，冇得翻身。
    ngo5 zau6 hai6 jiu3 zyu2 dou3 keoi5 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6, mou5 dak1 faan1 san1.
    • I will make him suffer until he's broken and his reputation is swept away and he can never make it back up.
  2. Cantonese
    佢因为贪污而搞到身败名裂。
    佢因為貪污而搞到身敗名裂。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 taam1 wu1 ji4 gaau2 dou3 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6.
    • His reputation was completely destroyed because of corruption.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    身败名裂
    身敗名裂
    shēn bài míng liè
    • to have one's reputation destroyed