家破人亡

jiā​pò​rén​wáng

family ruined and members dead

A family is broken up and its members have perished; used to describe a household suffering extreme misfortune or being utterly ruined.

家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home 破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 亡 (literal) → 亡 · wáng · to die

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM