家底

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Chinese

 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
background; bottom; base
background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (家底)
simp. #(家底)

Pronunciation


Noun

家底

  1. family property accumulated over a long period of time
    掏空家底兒子治病 [MSC, trad.]
    掏空家底儿子治病 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā tāokōng jiādǐ gěi érzi zhìbìng.
    He used up all of family's savings to help treat his son's disease.