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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「家敗人亡」. Check below for details.

This feature highlights the idiom 「家敗人亡」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Families went bankrupt and people died. Describes the tragic scene of a family suffering misfortune.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiā bài rén wáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ga1 baai6 yan4 mong4

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.