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傾家蕩產

简 倾家荡产 · 繁 傾家蕩產
Mandarin · pinyin qīng jiā dàng chǎn

Meanings

  1. to lose a family fortune (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

傾
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
蕩
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產
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倾
qīng · upset, pour out, overflow
荡
dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse
产
chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce
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1–1–4–3 · qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2

Cantonese word readings for 傾家蕩產. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin

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