倾家竭产 — “To exhaust one's entire family property”
倾家竭产 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's entire family property”. To squander one's fortune. Literally, “empty the house and exhaust the property”.
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倾家竭产 Pronunciation and Pinyin
倾家竭产 Character Breakdown
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为了救治重病的女儿，他倾家竭产，四处借钱。
To save his critically ill daughter, he exhausted his family's entire fortune and borrowed money from all sides.
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Synonyms of 倾家竭产
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- qīng倾náng囊dào倒qiè箧expend all possessions or resources
- qīng倾guó国qīng倾chéng城breathtaking beauty that topples cities
- qīng倾chéng城qīng倾guó国Beauty that topples cities and kingdoms
- qīng倾jiā家pò破chǎn产lose one's entire fortune
- qīng倾jiā家bài败chǎn产lose all family property
- qīng倾cháo巢chū出dòng动all members of a group turn out
- qīng倾cháo巢ér而chū出turn out in full force
- qīng倾xīn心tǔ吐dǎn胆pour out one's heart
- qīng倾xīn心lù露dǎn胆bare one's heart and soul
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Open the tool →Questions about 倾家竭产
What does 倾家竭产 mean?
倾家竭产 (qīng jiā jié chǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's entire family property”.
How do you pronounce 倾家竭产?
倾家竭产 is pronounced qīng jiā jié chǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倾家竭产 literally mean?
Literally, 倾家竭产 means “empty the house and exhaust the property”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's entire family property”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倾家竭产?
用尽全部家产。