家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò

DEFINITIONS

  1. to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. to suffer a reversal of fortune

CHARACTERS

家 jiā house, home, residence; family
道 dào path, road, street; method, way
中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
落 luò fall, drop; net income, surplus