Definition

1. Idiom (Thành ngữ):
   • To be ruined, to lose all wealth and property, leading to the destruction of one's family and home: This idiom describes a state of complete financial and familial collapse, where a person or family loses all their assets and their household is destroyed.

Usage Examples

• As an idiom:
  • Cờ bạc làm cho khuynh gia bại sản. (Gambling causes one to be ruined and lose everything.)
  • Sau trận hỏa hoạn, gia đình họ gần như khuynh gia bại sản. (After the fire, their family was nearly ruined and lost everything.)

Advanced Usage

• This idiom is often used to describe the severe consequences of vices (like gambling), poor business decisions, or major disasters. It emphasizes total loss, not just financial difficulty.
• It can be used as a predicate in a sentence, typically following a cause.
  • Việc kinh doanh thất bát đã khiến họ khuynh gia bại sản. (The business failure caused them to be ruined and lose everything.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phá sản (v/n): To go bankrupt; bankruptcy. This is a more general and modern legal/financial term for insolvency, whereas "khuynh gia bại sản" is a more dramatic, idiomatic expression implying total ruin.
• Tán gia bại sản: A less common variant with the same meaning.

Synonyms

• Bị hủy hoại hoàn toàn (v): To be completely destroyed.
• Mất hết của cải (v): To lose all wealth.
• Lâm vào cảnh khánh kiệt (v): To fall into destitution.

Related Phrases

• While "khuynh gia bại sản" is a fixed idiom and does not have phrasal verbs, it is often used with verbs like:
  • làm cho: to cause (someone to be ruined)
  • dẫn đến: to lead to (ruin)
  • khiến (ai): to make (someone be ruined)

Related Idioms

• Trắng tay: To be left empty-handed (describes a loss of possessions, but is less severe and dramatic than "khuynh gia bại sản").
• Nợ như chúa Chổm: To be deeply in debt (emphasizes debt, not necessarily total loss of home and family).

1. Be ruined, go to the gogs
   • Cờ bạc làm cho khuynh gia bại sản
     To go to the gogs because of gambling