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荒子孱孙 — “Degenerate or unworthy descendants”

荒子孱孙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “degenerate or unworthy descendants”. Dissolute and incapable offspring. Literally, “prodigal sons and weak grandsons”.

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荒子孱孙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

荒子孱孙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
荒
huāng10desolate, uncultivated, or neglected
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing
孱
càn12weak and incompetent
孙
sūn6grandchild or descendant

Example Sentence with 荒子孱孙

他辛辛苦苦打拼下的家业,最后却败在了一群荒子孱孙手中。
He worked hard to build up his family business, but it was ultimately ruined by a group of unworthy descendants.

Idioms Related to 荒子孱孙

More idioms starting with 荒

  • huāng荒táng唐bù不jīng经utterly preposterous and absurd
  • huāng荒táng唐zhī之yán言absurd and nonsensical remarks
  • huāng荒táng唐wú无jī稽utterly absurd and groundless
  • huāng荒shān山yě野lǐng岭remote desolate mountains
  • huāng荒guài怪bù不jīng经extremely absurd and unsubstantiated
  • huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited
  • huāng荒shí时bào暴yuè月times of scarcity or famine
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dù度dissolute and debauched beyond measure
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无chǐ耻dissolute, immoral, and utterly shameless
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dào道debauched and unprincipled
  • huāng荒miǎo渺bù不jīng经Absurd, illogical, and fanciful
  • huāng荒yān烟yě野màn蔓desolate mist and wild vines

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Questions about 荒子孱孙

What does 荒子孱孙 mean?

荒子孱孙 (huāng zi càn sūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “degenerate or unworthy descendants”.

How do you pronounce 荒子孱孙?

荒子孱孙 is pronounced huāng zi càn sūn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 荒子孱孙 literally mean?

Literally, 荒子孱孙 means “prodigal sons and weak grandsons”. It is used to mean “degenerate or unworthy descendants”.

What is the Chinese definition of 荒子孱孙?

孱:低劣。指不成材的子孙,放荡无行的后代

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