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抛家弃子

pāo jiā qì zǐ

4-character word Traditional 拋家棄子

What 抛家弃子 means

1. (of a parent) to abandon one's family

The characters in 抛家弃子

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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