家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng — ruined and bereaved; family broken and people dead; total family ruin

家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng

Characters: 家 · 破 · 人 · 亡

Definitions

  1. ruined and bereaved; family broken and people dead; total family ruin

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom)
  2. ruined and orphaned
  3. destitute and homeless

ExtDict

  1. 家庭破产，人口死亡。形容家遭不幸的惨相。

Examples

  • 一场战争让多少人家破人亡。

    One war left countless families ruined and bereaved.

  • 洪水过后，他落得家破人亡的下场。

    After the flood, he was left with his family destroyed and himself alone.