人财两空 — “Lose both people and wealth”
人财两空 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a complete loss, losing both people (loved ones, relationships, or lives) and possessions (money, property, or prospects); to end up with nothing and no one”. Literally, “Lose both people and wealth”.
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Origin and Story of 人财两空
In the novel A Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng, unbeknownst to the family elders, secretly intervened in a marriage dispute between a garrison commander's family and the Zhang family.
The Zhang family's parents, swayed by the influence and wealth of the Jia household, avariciously broke off their daughter's original engagement. However, their daughter, Jin'er, was a woman of strong character and chose to commit suicide by hanging herself.
Upon hearing of Jin'er's tragic death, the son of the original fiancé, the garrison commander's son, also drowned himself in a river. This series of events led to both the Zhang family and the garrison commander's family suffering complete ruin, losing both their children and their prospects, thus experiencing '人财两空'.
Meanwhile, Wang Xifeng profited 3,000 taels of silver from this manipulative scheme.
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- rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
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- rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我，，wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
- rén人bù不zhī知，，guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
- rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
- rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
- rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
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Open the tool →Questions about 人财两空
What does 人财两空 mean?
人财两空 (rén cái liǎng kōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a complete loss, losing both people (loved ones, relationships, or lives) and possessions (money, property, or prospects); to end up with nothing and no one”.
How do you pronounce 人财两空?
人财两空 is pronounced rén cái liǎng kōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人财两空 literally mean?
Literally, 人财两空 means “Lose both people and wealth”. It is used to mean “to suffer a complete loss, losing both people (loved ones, relationships, or lives) and possessions (money, property, or prospects); to end up with nothing and no one”.
Where does 人财两空 come from?
人财两空 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 人财两空?
人和钱财都无着落或都有损失。