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家破人亡 (gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4) — with one's house/home in ruins and family members dead or scattered; with the family broken up and decimated in Cantonese

gaaˉ¹家po˗₃破janˎ₄人mongˎ₄亡
Mandarin Pinyin: jia1 po4 ren2 wang2

Meaning of 家破人亡

nounwith one's house/home in ruins and family members dead or scattered; with the family broken up and decimated

Characters in 家破人亡

家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
破po3
break; destroy; damage
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
亡mong4
lose; be gone

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