血本無歸

Chinese

		hard-earned savings or capital	not have	to go back; to return
trad. (血本無歸)		血本	無	歸
simp. (血本无归)		血本	无	归

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuèběnwúguī, xuěběnwúguī, xiěběnwúguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ, ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ, ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hyut³ bun² mou⁴ gwai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiat-pún-bô-kui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuèběnwúguī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuèběnwúguei
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh⁴-pên³-wu²-kuei¹
    • Yale: sywè-běn-wú-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehbeenwuguei
    • Palladius: сюэбэньугуй (sjuebɛnʹuguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuěběnwúguī [Phonetic: xuéběnwúguī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuěběnwúguei
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh³-pên³-wu²-kuei¹
    • Yale: sywě-běn-wú-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuebeenwuguei
    • Palladius: сюэбэньугуй (sjuebɛnʹuguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiěběnwúguī [Phonetic: xiéběnwúguī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siěběnwúguei
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh³-pên³-wu²-kuei¹
    • Yale: syě-běn-wú-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieebeenwuguei
    • Palladius: себэньугуй (sebɛnʹuguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hyut³ bun² mou⁴ gwai¹
    • Yale: hyut bún mòuh gwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hyt⁸ bun² mou⁴ gwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hüd³ bun² mou⁴ guei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːt̚³ puːn³⁵ mou̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiat-pún-bô-kui
    • Tâi-lô: hiat-pún-bô-kui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiatpwnboi'kuy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

Idiom

血本無歸

1. to lose one's shirt; to lose all of one's savings