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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「財殫力盡」, explained here.

The idiom 「財殫力盡」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

All the money and strength are gone. A metaphor for being in a difficult situation in life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cái dān lì jìn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

choi4 daan1 lik6 jeun6

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