"house of cards" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 紙牌屋
• 脆弱的結構

Definition

一種表面穩定但實際極其脆弱、容易崩潰的結構、系統或計劃。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於比喻，通常指財務、組織或情感上的表面穩定但實際脆弱。常配搭“像紙牌屋一樣倒塌”來說明潛在危險。不適用於真實建築物。

Examples

His business was a house of cards and fell apart quickly.

他的生意就是個**紙牌屋**，很快就垮了。

Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.

他們的計劃原來只是一個**紙牌屋**。

A house of cards can collapse at any moment.

一個**紙牌屋**隨時都會倒塌。

The whole company was built like a house of cards — it was just waiting to fall apart.

整間公司就像個**紙牌屋**，隨時會垮。

Everyone thought their relationship was strong, but it was actually a house of cards.

大家都以為他們的關係很牢靠，其實只是個**紙牌屋**。

Once people started asking questions, the whole scheme collapsed like a house of cards.

一旦有人開始質疑，整個騙局像**紙牌屋**一樣崩潰了。