血本无归 (血本無歸)
xuè běn wú guī
Pinyin

Definition

血本无归 (血本無歸)
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xuè běn wú guī
  1. to lose everything one invested (idiom)
  2. to lose one's shirt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本人
běn rén
  1. 1 the person himself
  2. 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 myself
  5. 5 in person
  6. 6 personal
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好啦!不是我要咄咄逼人，我只是怕你又只是一时兴起，结果搞得自己血本无归啊。
hǎo la !búshì wǒ yào duōduōbīrén ，wǒ zhǐshì pà nǐ yòu zhǐshì yìshí xīngqǐ ，jiéguǒ gǎode zìjǐ xuèběnwúguī ā 。
OK! I'm not being overbearing, I'm just afraid this is just a fad for you and that you'll end up with nothing to show for your hard work.
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