leaderless; without a head
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
a group without a leader; leaderless
Derived from the I Ching (Book of Changes). Often used to describe organizations, teams, or groups that lack clear leadership or direction.
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
céng层
tū突
rán然
lí离
zhí职
，
dǎo导
zhì致
zhěng整
gè个
bù部
mén门
qún群
lóng龙
wú无
shǒu首
。
The sudden resignation of the company's senior management left the entire department leaderless.
Zhè这
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
shī失
qù去
le了
zhǔ主
jiào教
liàn练
hòu后
，
biàn变
de得
qún群
lóng龙
wú无
shǒu首
。
After losing their head coach, this team became leaderless.
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Qún群
lóng龙
wú无
shǒu首
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
ràng让
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
zhǎn展
huǎn缓
màn慢
。
The leaderless state caused the project to progress slowly.