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
Min Nan (POJ): hiat-pún-bô-kui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuèběnwúguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehbeenwuguei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuèběnwúguei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ kweɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuěběnwúguī [Phonetic: xuéběnwúguī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuebeenwuguei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuěběnwúguei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ kweɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiěběnwúguī [Phonetic: xiéběnwúguī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiebeenwuguei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siěběnwúguei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ kweɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyut³ bun² mou⁴ gwai¹
  - Yale: hyut bún mòuh gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyt⁸ bun² mou⁴ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hüd³ bun² mou⁴ guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hyːt̚³ puːn³⁵ mou̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (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

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

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