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Chinese
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to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
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| trad. (傾家)
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傾
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家
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| simp. (倾家)
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倾
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家
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Pronunciation
Verb
傾家
- to exhaust one's family's financial resources (wealth and assets)
- 傾家相助／倾家相助 ― qīngjiā xiāngzhù ― to use up one's family's financial resources to help
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