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to lose a family fortune (idiom)

倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
q+īng·1st tonej+iā·1st toned+àng·4th tonech+ǎn·3rd tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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(idiom) penniless; destitute一贫如洗yī pín rú xǐlit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) · fig. very poor · wretched家徒四壁jiā tú sì bì(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power垮台kuǎ tái
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