luò

idiom

Meaning of 破落户

破落户 means a previously rich and powerful family that has fallen into decline. Pronounced pò luò hù.

  • a previously rich and powerful family that has fallen into decline

Definitions & Examples

men
jiā
shàng
céng
shì
guān
huàn
zhī
jiā
 
jīn
què
chéng
le
luò
 

Their ancestors were an official's family, but now they have become a fallen household.

suǒ
lǎo
zhái
zi
shì
dāng
luò
liú
xià
de
 

That old mansion was left behind by a local family that had fallen into decline.

Xiǎo
shuō
 
Jiǎ
jiā
zuì
zhōng
lún
wéi
le
luò
 

In the novel, the Jia family ultimately also became a fallen household.

Measure Words

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