粵

家gaa1破po3人jan4亡mong4

gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4jiā pò rén wáng

English

  1. family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
  2. to have a family 'broken up' because of the death of one or more members, usually after a catastrophe
  3. destitute and homeless

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個家庭遭遇不幸,有家人離世,導致家庭破碎

Examples

  • 呢場大火,令到唔少人家破人亡。

    Many families were destroyed in this blaze.

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

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