身败名裂 disgraced
Explanation
指一个人因为做错了事，或者犯了严重错误，而导致名誉扫地，名声彻底毁掉，甚至失去地位和权利。
It refers to a person who has lost his reputation and his reputation is completely destroyed because of his wrongdoing or serious mistakes, and even loses his status and rights.
Origin Story
战国时期，齐国有一个名叫淳于髡的著名外交家，他机智过人，口才伶俐，曾多次出使各国，为齐国争取了许多利益。有一次，齐王派淳于髡出使楚国，楚王为了难住淳于髡，故意给他出了一个难题：楚王命人在地上挖了一个坑，然后把淳于髡的帽子扔进坑里，问他：“你的帽子掉到坑里了，怎么办？”淳于髡不慌不忙地回答说：“大王不必担心，我的帽子虽然掉到坑里了，但我的名誉还在，只要我好好表现，就能把名誉找回来！”说完，淳于髡便向楚王展示了自己的才华，赢得了楚王的赞赏。后来，淳于髡顺利地完成了出使任务，回到了齐国。由于他机智勇敢，临危不乱，不仅保住了自己的名誉，还为齐国赢得了荣誉，成为人们心目中的英雄。但也有传言说淳于髡后来因为一次重大失误，导致齐国损失惨重，最终身败名裂，成为历史上的一个反面教材。
During the Warring States period, there was a famous diplomat named Chunyu Kun in the state of Qi. He was known for his intelligence, sharp tongue, and many diplomatic missions that brought many benefits to Qi. Once, the King of Qi sent Chunyu Kun as an ambassador to Chu. To make things difficult for Chunyu Kun, the King of Chu deliberately gave him a difficult problem: The King of Chu ordered people to dig a pit in the ground and then throw Chunyu Kun's hat into the pit. He asked him, “Your hat has fallen into the pit, what now?” Chunyu Kun replied without hesitation: “Your Majesty, don’t worry, my hat may have fallen into the pit, but my reputation is intact. If I present myself well, I can restore my reputation!” Then Chunyu Kun showed the King of Chu his abilities and gained his recognition. Later, Chunyu Kun successfully completed his diplomatic mission and returned to Qi. Because of his intelligence, courage, calmness in danger, and protection of his reputation and earning honor for Qi, he became a hero in the eyes of the people. But there are also rumors that Chunyu Kun later made a serious mistake, which caused Qi heavy losses, and eventually he fell from grace and became a negative lesson in history.
Usage
这个成语通常用来形容一个人因为做错了事，或者犯了严重错误，而导致名誉扫地，名声彻底毁掉，甚至失去地位和权利。
This idiom is often used to describe a person who has lost his reputation and his reputation is completely destroyed because of his wrongdoing or serious mistakes, and even loses his status and rights.
Examples
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他为了自己的利益，不惜损害他人的名誉，最终身败名裂，令人不齿。
ta wei le zi ji de li yi, bu xi sun hai ta ren de ming yu, zui zhong shen bai ming lie, ling ren bu chi.
He sacrificed his reputation for his own gain and ultimately ended up disgraced and despised.
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这位贪官因贪污腐败而身败名裂，成为人们的笑柄。
zhe wei tan guan yin tan wu fu bai er shen bai ming lie, cheng wei ren men de xiao bing.
The corrupt official was disgraced and ridiculed for his corruption and bribery.
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他为了追求所谓的爱情，不顾一切，最终身败名裂，失去了一切。
ta wei le zhui qiu suo wei de ai qing, bu gu yi qie, zui zhong shen bai ming lie, shi qu le yi qie.
He gave up everything for his so-called love and ultimately ended up disgraced and lost everything.