扫锅刮灶 — “To exhaust all resources”
扫锅刮灶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust all resources”. To use up everything one has; to give one's all. Literally, “Sweep the pot, scrape the stove”.
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扫锅刮灶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
扫锅刮灶 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 扫锅刮灶
为了帮助受灾的人们，他们将家里的积蓄扫锅刮灶，全部捐了出来。
To help the disaster-stricken people, they emptied their savings and donated everything they had.
Idioms Related to 扫锅刮灶
More idioms starting with 扫
- sǎo扫xìng兴ér而huí回return disappointed
- sǎo扫dì地yǐ以jìn尽Utterly destroyed or discredited
- sǎo扫dì地jù俱jìn尽completely swept away, nothing left
- sǎo扫dì地chū出mén门expel penniless from home or position
- 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 扫锅刮灶
What does 扫锅刮灶 mean?
扫锅刮灶 (sǎo guō guā zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust all resources”.
How do you pronounce 扫锅刮灶?
扫锅刮灶 is pronounced sǎo guō guā zào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扫锅刮灶 literally mean?
Literally, 扫锅刮灶 means “Sweep the pot, scrape the stove”. It is used to mean “to exhaust all resources”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扫锅刮灶?
指倾其所有。