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derogbe reduced to poverty and ruin; lose a family fortune; become bankrupt
火灾使他倾家荡产。
He has lost his all in the fire.
那场官司使我倾家荡产。
I was financially ruined by that law suit.
他们为了那所房子倾家荡产。
They took a ruinous expenditure on the house.
这项开支对我们来说就意味着倾家荡产。
The cost would have meant financial ruin for us.