scattered and disunited; like loose sand
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
scattered and disunited; lacking cohesion; like a sheet of loose sand
Metaphorically describes a group, organization, or collective that lacks unity and cohesion. Often used as a predicate or object.
Rú如
guǒ果
tuán团
duì队
bù不
néng能
qí齐
xīn心
xié协
lì力
，
jiù就
huì会
xiàng像
yī一
pán盘
sǎn散
shā沙
。
If the team cannot work together with one heart, it will become like a sheet of loose sand.
Zhè这
gè个
bāng帮
huì会
nèi内
bù部
máo矛
dùn盾
chóng重
chóng重
，
shí实
jì际
shang上
yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
yī一
pán盘
sǎn散
shā沙
。
This gang is riddled with internal conflicts; in reality, it is already just a disunited mess.
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Méi没
yǒu有
gòng共
tóng同
mù目
biāo标
de的
qún群
tǐ体
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
yī一
pán盘
sǎn散
shā沙
。
A group without a common goal often ends up scattered and disunited.