Wèile zhìbìng huā guāng le jīxù, zuìhòu háishi réncái-liǎngkōng.
He spent every cent on the treatment and still lost his loved one, a total loss on both counts.
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?'
