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Meaning of 倾家荡产

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倾 qīng 家 jiā 荡 dàng 产 chǎn (Trad.: 傾家蕩產)
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
他们一旦安家落户
,
能吃得你倾家荡产
。
Once they establish residency, they can eat you out of house and home.
2
他们认为
,
人们不应该为了治病而搞得倾家荡产
。
They figured that people shouldn' t have to file for bankruptcy because they got sick.
3
做这样一笔生意
,
你可能一夜暴富
,
也可能倾家荡产
。
In a business like this you can make a lot of money, but you can also lose your shirt.
4
为了这个新成立的红十字会放射线服务指挥中心
,
她把自己搞得倾家荡产
。
Newly named Director of the Red Cross Radiology Service, she wheedled money and cars out of wealthy acquaintances.
5
他耗费三年游说政府官僚以取得所需执照
,
倾家荡产筹措创业资金
。
He spent three years lobbying government bureaucrats to obtain the necessary licences and sold all his possessions and mortgaged his house to raise capital.