灭门绝户 — “To wipe out an entire family”
灭门绝户 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wipe out an entire family”. To exterminate a whole household or lineage; to annihilate a family completely. Literally, “exterminate the family gate and extinguish the household”.
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灭门绝户 Pronunciation and Pinyin
灭门绝户 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 灭门绝户
在过去的某些动荡时期，因为土地纠纷，常有家族之间发生冲突，甚至导致灭门绝户的悲剧。
In some turbulent periods of the past, conflicts often arose between clans over land disputes, sometimes leading to the tragedy of an entire family being wiped out.
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What does 灭门绝户 mean?
灭门绝户 (miè mén jué hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wipe out an entire family”.
How do you pronounce 灭门绝户?
灭门绝户 is pronounced miè mén jué hù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 灭门绝户 literally mean?
Literally, 灭门绝户 means “exterminate the family gate and extinguish the household”. It is used to mean “to wipe out an entire family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 灭门绝户?
全家死尽，无一幸免。