倾家荡产 — Chinese idiom
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
Traditional: 傾家蕩產
Meaning
- to lose a family fortune
Character by character
- 倾qīngto upset, to pour out, to overflow
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 荡dàngpond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe o
- 产chǎnto give birth, to bring forth, to produce
Idioms sharing a character
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 倾国倾城 qīng guó qīng chéng
- 倾巢来犯 qīng cháo lái fàn
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 倾心吐胆 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
- 倾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ
- 倾箱倒箧 qīng xiāng dào qiè
- 大厦将倾 dà shà jiāng qīng
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
- 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
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