in a state of disunity
A piece of loose sand, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à PI à ns à NSH à, which means that the power is scattered and not organized. From Sun Yat Sen's nationalism.
Idiom explanation
It means that the power is scattered and not organized. The same "loose sand".
The origin of Idioms
Sun Yat Sen's "nationalism" First says: "but Chinese people, only family and clan groups, do not have the national spirit, so although there are 40000 people united into one China, it is really a piece of loose sand."
Analysis of Idioms
Loose sand
in a state of disunity
sincerity can make metal and stone crack - jīn shí kě kāi
a symbol of war in ancient china - jīn gē tiě jiǎ
each department acting on its own - fǎ chū duō mén