敲髓洒膏 — “To squander one's entire fortune”
敲髓洒膏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to squander one's entire fortune”. To spend lavishly until one is impoverished; to go bankrupt. Literally, “To tap marrow and shed fat/grease”.
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敲髓洒膏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敲髓洒膏 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 敲髓洒膏
他为了投资一个风险极高的项目，竟然敲髓洒膏，最终落得一无所有。
To invest in a high-risk project, he squandered his entire fortune, eventually ending up with nothing.
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Open the tool →Questions about 敲髓洒膏
What does 敲髓洒膏 mean?
敲髓洒膏 (qiāo suǐ sǎ gāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to squander one's entire fortune”.
How do you pronounce 敲髓洒膏?
敲髓洒膏 is pronounced qiāo suǐ sǎ gāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 敲髓洒膏 literally mean?
Literally, 敲髓洒膏 means “to tap marrow and shed fat/grease”. It is used to mean “to squander one's entire fortune”.
What is the Chinese definition of 敲髓洒膏?
比喻倾家荡产。