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血本無歸
hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 |
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receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc. Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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血本無歸 / 血本无归 | ||
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Characters in this word:血 hyut3 - blood; blood relationship本 bun2 - basis; original; copy 無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have 歸 gwai1 - return; come together; belong to |
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