倾家荡产 (qīng jiā dàng chǎn)

Character breakdown

• 倾 (qīng) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 顷 represents the sound. Simplified form of 傾.

• 家 (jiā) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and a remnant of 豭 represents the sound.

• 荡 (dàng) · 9 strokes

  Hot water 汤 wiping out plant life 艹; 汤 also provides the pronunciation

• 产 (chǎn) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.

Usage

他因为沉迷赌博，最后落得倾家荡产的下场。

He lost his entire fortune because of gambling.

Tā yīnwèi dǔbó ér qīngjiādàngchǎn.