毁家纾难 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state

Character by character

• 毁huǐto damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander
• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
• 纾shūto relieve; to relax, to loosen; to extricate
• 难nànhard, difficult, arduous; unable

Idioms sharing a character

• 哀毁骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì
• 毁于一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn
• 毁誉参半 huǐ yù cān bàn
• 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
• 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
• 保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó
• 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
• 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
• 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
• 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi

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