血本无归
xuè běn wú guī
to lose every cent you put in
Character by character
血xuè
blood
blood
本běn
capital
capital
无wú
no
no
归guī
return
return
Example
他把钱全投进了股市，结果血本无归。
He put all his money into the market and lost every cent.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Learn this in Lesson 57 · HSK 6: 存钱、炒股与理财 (Saving, stocks and money management)
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