粵

傾king1家gaa1蕩dong6產caan2

simp倾家荡产
king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2qīng jiā dàng chǎn

English

  1. to lose a family fortune (idiom)
  2. to use up the money of the whole family; to lose a family's fortune

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 動用全副身家

Examples

  • 佢賭錢賭到傾家蕩產。

    He used up all his family's fortune on gambling.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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