國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)

CHARACTERS

國 guó nation, country, nation-state
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
亡 wáng
HSK 6
death, destroyed; lose, perish