散沙

sǎnshā
  1. scattered sand
  2. fig. lacking in cohesion or organization

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) disunity; incohesiveness
  2. disunity; incohesiveness
  3. scattered sand

Wiktionary

比喻分散、不团结。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 散 sǎn
  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine
2 沙 shā
  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒

Containing this entry

一盘散沙 yīpánsǎnshā
  1. lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)