the army is annihilated and the country disgraced(sàng shī rǔ guó)

the army is annihilated and the country disgraced

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à ngsh à R à Gu ó, which means the loss of the army and the humiliation of the country. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing

The origin of Idioms

The 97th chapter of Shi Naian's outlaws of the marsh in Ming Dynasty: "the day before yesterday, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and Gao Qiu impeached your elder brother song Xianfeng in front of the emperor and killed him. He lost his teacher and insulted the country, wantonly slandered him and wanted the emperor to incriminate him."

Idiom explanation

The army lost, the country disgraced.

Chinese PinYin : sàng shī rǔ guó