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人财两空

人財兩空
réncáiliǎngkōng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to lose both the person and the money
  2. 2 to be left with nothing on either count
  3. 3 to suffer a double loss (esp. of a relationship and financial cost)

Examples

他被骗婚，最后落得个人财两空。
Tā bèi piànhūn, zuìhòu luòde gè réncáiliǎngkōng.
He fell for a marriage scam and ended up with neither the wife nor the money.
为了治病花光了积蓄，最后还是人财两空。
Wèile zhìbìng huā guāng le jīxù, zuìhòu háishi réncáiliǎngkōng.
He spent every cent on the treatment and still lost his loved one — a total loss on both counts.
投资骗局让许多家庭人财两空。
Tóuzī piànjú ràng xǔduō jiātíng réncáiliǎngkōng.
Investment scams have left many families with neither relationships nor savings intact.

Tips

usage
Most often paints romantic-financial scams or failed medical treatment. Always describes a complete double-loss outcome.
history
Found in the Qing crime novel 《三侠五义》, asking how much silver a scheme would cost: 'In the end I'd be out both the person and the money — how can you call that a deal?'

Stroke Order

人 rén
财 cái
两 liǎng
空 kōng