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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「敗國喪家」, with its explanation below.

Introducing the idiom 「敗國喪家」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

It leads to the downfall of a country and the ruin of a family.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bài guó sàng jiā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baai6 gwok3 song1/song3 ga1

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.