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Open the tool →破落户 (pò luò hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family that has fallen into poverty or disrepute from a previously prominent status; a person from such a family, often implying a dissolute or rascally character; a down-and-out scoundrel”.
破落户 is pronounced pò luò hù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 破落户 means “broken-down household / fallen family”. It is used to mean “a family that has fallen into poverty or disrepute from a previously prominent status; a person from such a family, often implying a dissolute or rascally character; a down-and-out scoundrel”.
无赖或指从原来的名门望族败落下来的人家及其子弟