Meaning of 败家
败家 means squander family wealth; ruin one's family fortunes. Pronounced bài jiā.
- squander family wealth; ruin one's family fortunes
Definitions & Examples
Yóu由
tóu投
jī机
qǐ起
jiā家
de的
，
yě也
huì会
yīn因
tóu投
jī机
ér而
bài败
jiā家
。
Those who built their fortune through speculation can also lose everything due to speculation.
Tā他
chén沉
mí迷
dǔ赌
bó博
，
duǎn短
duǎn短
jǐ几
nián年
jiù就
bǎ把
zǔ祖
shàng上
liú留
xià下
de的
chǎn产
yè业
bài败
jiā家
le了
。
He was addicted to gambling and squandered all the property left by his ancestors in just a few years.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
máng盲
mù目
kuò扩
zhāng张
de的
jīng经
yíng营
fāng方
shì式
hěn很
róng容
yì易
ràng让
jiā家
zú族
qǐ企
yè业
bài败
jiā家
。
This kind of blind expansion business model can easily lead to the ruin of a family enterprise.
Fù父
mǔ母
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiào教
yù育
tā他
bù不
néng能
yǎng养
chéng成
bài败
jiā家
de的
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
。
His parents taught him from a young age not to develop the bad habit of squandering family money.
Tā他
huī挥
huò霍
wú无
dù度
，
bù不
dào到
shí十
nián年
jiù就
bǎ把
fù父
mǔ母
liú留
xià下
de的
jī积
xù蓄
bài败
le了
jiā家
。
He spent money extravagantly and squandered all the savings his parents left behind in less than ten years.