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河落海干 — “To be completely depleted or exhausted”

河落海干 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely depleted or exhausted”. Nothing left. Literally, “Rivers subside and seas dry up”.

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河落海干 Pronunciation and Pinyin

河落海干 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
河
hé8river
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
干
gān3to do or dry

Example Sentence with 河落海干

这项工程的资金在前期投入过多,还没完成就差不多河落海干了。
Too much capital was invested in the early stages of this project, and it was almost completely depleted before completion.

Idioms Related to 河落海干

Synonyms of 河落海干

  • hé河hé涸hǎi海gān干utterly depleted or exhausted

More idioms starting with 河

  • hé河bù不chū出tú图A period of disorder or misrule
  • hé河dōng东sān三qiè箧lost books collection
  • hé河dōng东shī狮hǒu吼wife's fierce scolding
  • hé河dōng东shī狮zi子a shrewish or jealous wife
  • hé河dōng东shī狮zi子hǒu吼jealous wife's outburst of anger
  • hé河bó伯wéi为huàn患corrupt practices cause harm
  • hé河qīng倾yuè月luò落night drawing to a close
  • hé河jué决yú鱼làn烂completely ruined and irreparable
  • hé河chū出fú伏liú流hidden power erupts unstoppably
  • hé河tóng同shuǐ水mì密inseparable and deeply connected
  • hé河bēn奔hǎi海jù聚broad thinking, eloquent writing
  • hé河shān山zhī之dé德a woman's noble virtues and graceful demeanor

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Questions about 河落海干

What does 河落海干 mean?

河落海干 (hé luò hǎi gān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely depleted or exhausted”.

How do you pronounce 河落海干?

河落海干 is pronounced hé luò hǎi gān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 河落海干 literally mean?

Literally, 河落海干 means “Rivers subside and seas dry up”. It is used to mean “to be completely depleted or exhausted”.

What is the Chinese definition of 河落海干?

比喻一点不剩。同“河涸海干”。

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