| 釋義 |
棟折榱崩dòng zhé cuī bēngif the main support be broken,the rafters will tumble down
? 子于鄭國，棟也，～，僑將厭焉，敢不盡言。(《左傳·襄三十一年》)You are the main support of the State of Zheng. If the main support be broken,the rafters will tumble down. I shall be crushed beneath them,and I must therefore speak out all my mind. 棟折榱崩dònɡ zhé cuī bēnɡ棟：房屋的正梁；榱：指椽子。原指房屋的倒塌，現(xiàn)多比喻國家傾覆、滅亡。the country being in a stage of ruin, a complete ruin of the state |