抛妻弃子 — “To abandon one's wife and children”
抛妻弃子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon one's wife and children”. To desert one's family. Literally, “abandon wife and children”.
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抛妻弃子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
抛妻弃子 Character Breakdown
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他因为生计所迫，不得不抛妻弃子，远走他乡谋生
Driven by the pressure of making a living, he had no choice but to abandon his wife and children, leaving his hometown to seek opportunities elsewhere.
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More idioms starting with 抛
- pāo抛xiāng乡lí离jǐng井leave one's hometown and ancestral land
- pāo抛shēng声xuàn衒qiào俏flaunt charm ostentatiously
- pāo抛tóu头lòu露liǎn脸make a public appearance
- pāo抛tóu头lòu露miàn面make a public appearance
- pāo抛gē戈xiè卸jiǎ甲throw away weapons and armor in defeat
- pāo抛gē戈qì弃jiǎ甲throw away weapons and armor
- pāo抛zhū珠gǔn滚yù玉shed tears like falling pearls
- pāo抛kuī盔qì弃jiǎ甲flee in panic, abandoning equipment
- pāo抛zhuān砖yǐn引yù玉offer a humble opinion to invite better ones
- pāo抛jīn金qì弃gǔ鼓utterly defeated and flee in disorder
- pāo抛luán鸾chāi拆fèng凤married couple or lovers separating
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Open the tool →Questions about 抛妻弃子
What does 抛妻弃子 mean?
抛妻弃子 (pāo qī qì zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon one's wife and children”.
How do you pronounce 抛妻弃子?
抛妻弃子 is pronounced pāo qī qì zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 抛妻弃子 literally mean?
Literally, 抛妻弃子 means “abandon wife and children”. It is used to mean “to abandon one's wife and children”.
What is the Chinese definition of 抛妻弃子?
抛：丢弃。丢弃妻子儿女。形容逃难时的凄惨状况或分居两地的情景