名声扫地 reputation ruined
Explanation
名声扫地，指名誉和声望被彻底破坏，形容一个人或组织的声誉完全丧失。
The idiom "ming sheng sao di" means that one's reputation and prestige have been completely destroyed. It describes the complete loss of reputation of a person or organization.
Origin Story
从前，有个村子有个非常正直的村长，他为村民做了很多好事，深受爱戴，名声远扬。可是，有一天，一个外地人来村里做生意，被村长发现他偷税漏税，村长义正辞严地揭露了他。这个外地人不甘心，便四处散播谣言，说村长贪赃枉法，中饱私囊。村民们起初不相信，但谣言越传越广，渐渐地，大家开始怀疑村长。村长为了证明自己的清白，四处奔走解释，但是效果甚微。最终，他的名声扫地，成了过街老鼠，人人喊打。他心灰意冷，离开了村子，从此销声匿迹。
Once upon a time, there was a very honest village chief in a village. He did many good deeds for the villagers and was deeply loved and had a far-reaching reputation. However, one day, an outsider came to the village to do business, and the village chief found out that he was evading taxes. The village chief righteously exposed him. The outsider was unwilling to accept this and spread rumors everywhere, saying that the village chief was corrupt and enriched himself at the expense of the villagers. The villagers did not believe it at first, but the rumors spread more and more widely, and gradually, everyone began to doubt the village chief. The village chief, in order to prove his innocence, ran around explaining, but to little effect. In the end, his reputation was ruined, and he became a rat crossing the street, everyone shouting to beat him. He was disheartened and left the village, disappearing from sight.
Usage
用于形容一个人或组织的名誉完全丧失，通常用于负面评价。
Used to describe the complete loss of reputation of a person or organization, usually used in negative evaluation.
Examples
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他因为这次事件名声扫地，再也无法在社会上立足。
ta yīnwèi zhè cì shìjiàn míng shēng sǎo dì, zài yě wúfǎ zài shèhuì shàng lìzú
He lost all his reputation because of this incident and can no longer stand in society.
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他曾经是受人尊敬的学者，如今却名声扫地，令人惋惜。
ta céngjīng shì shòu rén zūnjìng de xuézhě, rújīn què míng shēng sǎo dì, lìng rén wǎnxī
He was once a respected scholar, but now his reputation is ruined, which is a pity