"house of cards" in Chinese (Simplified)
纸牌屋脆弱的结构
Definition
一种外表稳定但实际上非常脆弱、容易崩溃的结构、系统或计划。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常为比喻用法，多指金融、组织或情感上表面稳定实则脆弱的情况。常与“像纸牌屋一样倒塌”搭配，用于警示潜在风险。不是用于真实的房子或建筑。
Examples
His business was a house of cards and fell apart quickly.
他的生意就是个**纸牌屋**，很快就垮了。
Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.
他们的计划原来只是一个**纸牌屋**。
A house of cards can collapse at any moment.
一个**纸牌屋**随时都会倒塌。
The whole company was built like a house of cards — it was just waiting to fall apart.
整个公司就像个**纸牌屋**，随时可能倒掉。
Everyone thought their relationship was strong, but it was actually a house of cards.
大家都以为他们的关系很牢固，其实是个**纸牌屋**。
Once people started asking questions, the whole scheme collapsed like a house of cards.
一旦有人开始质疑，整个骗局像**纸牌屋**一样崩溃了。