phá gia
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To ruin one's family: To cause the destruction or severe damage to one's family's fortune, property, or social standing, typically through reckless or immoral behavior.
- To squander the family wealth: To waste or deplete the family's assets and inheritance.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Anh ta cờ bạc và rượu chè đến mức phá gia. (He gambled and drank to the point of ruining his family.)
- Hành vi phung phí của người con trai cả đã phá gia. (The extravagant behavior of the eldest son squandered the family wealth.)
Advanced Usage
- "phá gia chi tử": A set phrase meaning "a prodigal son" or literally "a child who ruins the family". It strongly implies a son whose actions bring disgrace and financial ruin upon his family.
- Trong câu chuyện, nhân vật chính bị coi là một phá gia chi tử. (In the story, the main character is considered a prodigal son.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phá sản (v): To go bankrupt (refers to a business or individual's finances, not specifically the family unit).
- Phá hủy (v): To destroy (general term for physical destruction).
- Tan gia bại sản (idiom): A more elaborate idiom with a similar meaning, "to see one's family broken and assets lost".
Synonyms
- Làm tan nát gia đình: To shatter/destroy the family.
- Tiêu tán gia sản: To dissipate the family fortune.
Related Idioms
- Phá gia chi tử: As mentioned above, this is the most common and direct idiom, specifically denoting the person (the son) who causes the ruin.
- Con nhà lính, tính nhà quan: (Lit: A soldier's child with a mandarin's attitude). An idiom criticizing someone who lives extravagantly beyond their means, which can lead to .
- Ruin one's family
- Phá gia chi tửA bad son who ruins his family