家破人亡
gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4jiā pò rén wáng
English
- family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- to have a family 'broken up' because of the death of one or more members, usually after a catastrophe
- destitute and homeless
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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