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粵語辭叢

血本無歸

hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1included in 3 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

形容人辛辛苦苦賺嘅錢,因為一啲意外全數(或者大部分)冇晒 (to have no return of one's hard-earned lifetime savings; to go bust; literally: to have no return of blood capital)

動詞

Examples

啲貨俾人搶晒,今次真係血本無歸嘍。

di1 fo3 bei2 jan4 coeng2 saai3, gam1 ci3 zan1 hai6 hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 lo3.

The goods were all snatched, now I've got nothing!

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /hyːt̚³ puːn³⁵ mou̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

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

粵語辭源: 363_9CantonWord

Original phonetic: hüd3 bun2 mou4 guei1

賠個精光;徹底地輸。(饒秉才等:2020:200)

References:
  • 呈爲屯田易佃,~,公支不繼,聯乞恩准仍佃繳租,給回工本,俾免公累事。(陳伯陶《東莞縣志》卷一百葉十九)