Meaning of 扫地出门
扫地出门 means to expel someone from their home and confiscate all their property; to dispossess and evict; to reject or dismiss completely; to cast aside entirely; to exclude totally. Pronounced sǎo dì chū mén.
- to expel someone from their home and confiscate all their property; to dispossess and evict
- to reject or dismiss completely; to cast aside entirely; to exclude totally
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
dì地
zhǔ主
cháng常
cháng常
bǎ把
jiāo交
bu不
qǐ起
zū租
de的
qióng穷
rén人
sǎo扫
dì地
chū出
mén门
。
In the old society, landlords would often dispossess and evict poor people who could not pay their rent.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
zuì最
zhōng终
pàn判
jué决
méi没
shōu收
qí其
fēi非
fǎ法
suǒ所
de得
，
jiāng将
tā他
sǎo扫
dì地
chū出
mén门
。
The court finally ruled to confiscate his illegal gains and expel him from his home with nothing.
Yī一
dàn旦
pò破
chǎn产
，
tóu投
zī资
zhě者
bù不
jǐn仅
xuè血
běn本
wú无
guī归
，
hái还
kě可
néng能
bèi被
sǎo扫
dì地
chū出
mén门
。
Once bankrupt, investors not only lose all their capital but may also be evicted and left destitute.