血本无归
xuè​běn​wú​guī

to lose all one's capital

  • created sense approved 血本无归/血本無歸 · xuè​běn​wú​guī · to lose all one's capital — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    血本无归 / 血本無歸

    xuè​běn​wú​guī

    to lose all one's capital

    (idiom) to lose every cent of one's hard-earned investment; to lose one's shirt

    xiě​běn​wú​guī

    血本 (literal) → 血本 · xuè​běn · hard-earned capital 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return

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