众叛亲离 / 眾叛親離
zhòng pàn qīn lí
Meaning
- literally people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
- figuratively to find oneself utterly isolated
Example sentences
那个恶霸鱼肉乡民数十年，晚年却众叛亲离、一贫如洗，恶有恶报。
那個惡霸魚肉鄉民數十年，晚年卻衆叛親離、一貧如洗，惡有惡報。
nà ge è bà yú ròu xiāng mín shù shí nián， wǎn nián què zhòng pàn qīn lí、 yī pín rú xǐ， è yǒu è bào。
That tyrant had oppressed the villagers for decades, but in his later years he was abandoned by everyone and became destitute. He got what he deserved.