傾家蕩產 [倾－荡产]

Jyutping king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2
Pinyin qīng jiā dàng chǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to lose a family fortune (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    動用​全副​身家
    to use up the money of the whole family; to lose a family's fortune
    • 佢賭錢賭到傾家蕩產。
      佢赌钱赌到倾家荡产。
      He used up all his family's fortune on gambling.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3331
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