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家破人亡 — “Family ruined and people scattered or dead”

家破人亡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “family ruined and people scattered or dead”. Destitution and death. Literally, “family ruined, people dead”.

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家破人亡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 家jiā
  • 破pò
  • 人rén
  • 亡wáng

家破人亡 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
家
jiā10family home or expert
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat
人
rén2human being, person
亡
wáng3die, perish, flee, lose

Example Sentence with 家破人亡

一场突如其来的灾难,让那个原本幸福的家庭变得家破人亡
A sudden disaster left that once happy family utterly ruined and its members perished.

Idioms Related to 家破人亡

Synonyms of 家破人亡

  • qī妻lí离zǐ子sàn散families broken up and scattered
  • liú流lí离shī失suǒ所displaced and homeless

Antonyms of 家破人亡

  • ān安jū居lè乐yè业live and work in peace and contentment
  • jiā家jǐ给rén人zú足families well-provided, people content

More idioms starting with 家

  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不kě可wài外yáng扬Do not air your family's dirty linen in public
  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不kě可wài外tán谈Keep family secrets private
  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不wài外yáng扬Don't air dirty laundry in public
  • jiā家yè业diāo雕líng零family fortune withering away
  • jiā家shū书dǐ抵wàn万jīn金A letter from home is priceless
  • jiā家wáng亡guó国pò破family ruined, nation destroyed
  • jiā家rén人fù父zǐ子family members, father and son
  • jiā家chuán传rén人sòng诵widely known and recited
  • jiā家chuán传hù户sòng诵widely known and recited by all
  • jiā家chuán传hù户sòng颂universally acclaimed
  • jiā家shì势zhōng中luò落family fortunes decline
  • jiā家fǎn反zhái宅luàn乱noisy, chaotic, and disordered household

Questions about 家破人亡

What does 家破人亡 mean?
家破人亡 (jiā pò rén wáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “family ruined and people scattered or dead”.
How do you pronounce 家破人亡?
家破人亡 is pronounced jiā pò rén wáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 家破人亡 literally mean?
Literally, 家破人亡 means “family ruined, people dead”. It is used to mean “family ruined and people scattered or dead”.
What is the Chinese definition of 家破人亡?
家庭破产,人口死亡。形容家遭不幸的惨相。
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