滅門絕戶
miè​mén​jué​hù

extinction of a family

  • created sense approved 灭门绝户/滅門絕戶 · miè​mén​jué​hù · extinction of a family — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭门绝户 / 滅門絕戶

    miè​mén​jué​hù

    extinction of a family

    The destruction of an entire family, leaving no descendants to carry on the family name or perform ancestral rites.

    灭门 (literal) → 灭门/滅門 · miè​mén · to exterminate a family 绝户 (literal) → 绝户/絕戶 · jué​hù · to be without offspring

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