come apart

come apart

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē Nb ē NGL í x ī, which means that a country or group is divided and out of control. From the Analects of Confucius Ji Shi.

Analysis of Idioms

The antonym is as solid as a rock

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Ji Shi said: "people from afar can't come if they don't accept it, and the state can't keep if it falls apart."

Idiom usage

It is used to describe the disintegration of a country or group. example just because of a wrong decision, a country fell apart. In Song Dynasty, Sima Guang's "Baoye" said: "it will fall apart, and the discipline will not prevail. 」

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, Ji Kangzi, a senior official of the state of Lu, lived in Feiyi (today's Feixian County, Shandong Province). Although he was famous as a senior official, he had great power and even surpassed the monarch Lu AI gong at that time. In order to further expand and consolidate his ruling power, Ji Kangzi wanted to attack a small country called Zhuanyu nearby and annexe it. Ran you and Zilu, Confucius' students, were Ji Kangzi's advisers at that time. They found it difficult to admonish Ji Kangzi, so they asked Confucius for advice. Confucius suspected that this was ran you's idea. Ran you said, "this is Ji Kang's idea. Zilu and I want to stop him." Confucius said, "since you two help Ji Kang, you should try your best to dissuade him." Ran you added: "but now Zhuan Yu's national strength is more and more powerful. If we do not attack now, it may become a disaster in the future. " Confucius said, "this is not right! To govern a country, we need not worry about the number of land and population, but should think more about how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Once the people are stable, the country will become rich and strong. At this time, the government and religion of benevolence, righteousness, rites and music were implemented to attract people from afar, so that they could live and work in peace and contentment. The two of you helped Ji Kang, making the people far away centrifugal and not attached, people with different hearts but not at peace, and the country divided and unable to concentrate. I'm afraid Ji Kang's trouble is not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiaoqiang. " "Xiao wall" is the screen wall in front of the imperial palace. Confucius means that Ji Kang's troubles are inside, not outside. In this story, another idiom is used to describe the internal chaos.