傾家 [倾－]

Jyutping king1 gaa1
Pinyin qīng jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ruin a family
  2. to lose a fortune
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to exhaust one's family's financial resources (wealth and assets)
    • 傾家相助
      倾家相助
      qīng jiā xiāng zhù
      to use up one's family's financial resources to help
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    倾家荡产
    傾家蕩產
    king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2
    • to use up the money of the whole family; to lose a family's fortune
  2. Cantonese
    佢赌钱赌到倾家荡产。
    佢賭錢賭到傾家蕩產。
    • He used up all his family's fortune on gambling.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    倾家荡产
    傾家蕩產
    qīng jiā dàng chǎn
    • to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank
  2. Mandarin
    倾家相助
    傾家相助
    qīng jiā xiāng zhù
    • to use up one's family's financial resources to help