To bring about the destruction of one's clan and the end of one's family line; to cause one's ancestral worship to cease and descendants to be cut off.
他因行事不端，最终导致家道中落，覆宗绝嗣，令人唏嘘。
Because of his misconduct, he eventually caused his family to decline and his line to be cut off, which was truly regrettable.
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