扫地出门 — “Sweep the floor and leave the house”
扫地出门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expel someone from their home or position, often with all their possessions confiscated; to turn someone out penniless”. Literally, “Sweep the floor and leave the house”.
扫地出门 Pronunciation and Pinyin
扫地出门 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 扫
- sǎo扫xìng兴ér而huí回return disappointed
- sǎo扫dì地jù俱jìn尽completely swept away, nothing left
- sǎo扫dì地wú无yú余completely swept away, nothing left
- sǎo扫dì地wú无yí遗Completely swept clean
- sǎo扫mù墓wàng望sàng丧Anticipate a cruel person's imminent downfall
- sào扫zhou帚xīng星a person who brings bad luck
- sǎo扫tà榻yǐ以dài待eagerly await an honored guest
- sǎo扫tián田guā刮dì地do various farm chores
- sǎo扫méi眉cái才zǐ子talented woman
- sǎo扫xué穴qín擒qú渠wipe out the lair and capture the chief
- sǎo扫xué穴lí犁tíng庭Completely destroy an enemy's stronghold
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What does 扫地出门 mean?
扫地出门 (sǎo dì chū mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expel someone from their home or position, often with all their possessions confiscated; to turn someone out penniless”.
How do you pronounce 扫地出门?
扫地出门 is pronounced sǎo dì chū mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扫地出门 literally mean?
Literally, 扫地出门 means “Sweep the floor and leave the house”. It is used to mean “to expel someone from their home or position, often with all their possessions confiscated; to turn someone out penniless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扫地出门?
比喻将坏东西彻底清除出去。也没收全部财产，赶出家门。