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败家子
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败家子 — “A spendthrift”

败家子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a spendthrift”. A prodigal son; someone who squanders family wealth or resources.

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败家子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

败家子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
家
jiā10family home or expert
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 败家子

他年轻时是个有名的败家子,把祖传的家业都挥霍光了。
He was a notorious spendthrift in his youth, squandering all the family inheritance.

Idioms Related to 败家子

Antonyms of 败家子

  • shǒu守cái财nú奴a miser who hohoards money

More idioms starting with 败

  • bài败bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵suffer quick and immediate defeat
  • bài败shì事yǒu有yú余,,chéng成shì事bù不zú足good at spoiling, bad at succeeding
  • bài败yú于chuí垂chéng成Fail on the verge of success
  • bài败jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣ruined wells and dilapidated walls
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤huà化corrupt public morals
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤fēng风corrupt social morals and customs
  • bài败xìng兴ér而guī归return disappointed
  • bài败bīng兵zhé折jiāng将suffer heavy losses in battle
  • bài败jūn军zhī之jiàng将a defeated general
  • bài败huà化shāng伤fēng风corrupt public morals
  • bài败guó国sàng丧jiā家ruin nation and lose family
  • bài败guó国wáng亡jiā家Ruin country and destroy family

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Questions about 败家子

What does 败家子 mean?

败家子 (bài jiā zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a spendthrift”.

How do you pronounce 败家子?

败家子 is pronounced bài jiā zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 败家子?

指任意挥霍家产的不成器的子弟或任意浪费国家财物的人

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