人財兩空

Chinese

		man; person; people	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
trad. (人財兩空)		人	財	兩	空
simp. (人财两空)		人	财	两	空

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): réncáiliǎngkōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ coi⁴ loeng⁵ hung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: réncáiliǎngkōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: réncáiliǎngkong
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-tsʻai²-liang³-kʻung¹
    • Yale: rén-tsái-lyǎng-kūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentsairleangkong
    • Palladius: жэньцайлянкун (žɛnʹcajljankun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ coi⁴ loeng⁵ hung¹
    • Yale: yàhn chòih léuhng hūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ tsoi⁴ loeng⁵ hung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ coi⁴ lêng⁵ hung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ lœːŋ¹³ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

人財兩空

1. to lose both people and money

Synonyms

• 人財兩失／人财两失 (réncáiliǎngshī)