TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
崩潰
ㄅㄥ ㄎㄨㄟˋ · bēngkuì
verb — to collapse, break down, fall apart (of a system, an army, a mind)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
崩a mountain caving in (山崩)bēng
潰a dyke bursting, a line giving way (潰決)kuì
崩潰，山崩的崩，潰決的潰。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
整座山（崩）一鬆，堤上的水（潰）跟著沖開——一齊垮了。
The whole mountain lets go (崩); the dyke's water (潰) breaks after it — everything down at once.
自撰記憶法
關 · Related
瓦解wǎjiěto disintegrate — fall apart piece by piece塌bēngtāto cave in physically — the same