人财两空 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially

Character by character

• 人rénman, person; people
• 财cáiriches, wealth, valuables
• 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 空kōnghollow, empty, deserted, bare

Idioms sharing a character

• 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
• 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
• 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
• 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu
• 不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén
• 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
• 乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi
• 事在人为 shì zài rén wéi
• 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng

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