家道中落 — Chinese idiom
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
Meaning
- to come down in the world
- to suffer a reversal of fortune
Character by character
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
- 落luòto fall, to drop; surplus, net income
Idioms sharing a character
- 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
- 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā
- 丧家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn
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