dissipate one 's fortune
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Q ī ngji ā B à ICH ǎ n, which means that all the family property has been destroyed. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 48 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "it's nothing that can be done to ruin a family's fortune for such a trifle!"
Idiom usage
It refers to bankruptcy.
dissipate one 's fortune
stragglers and disbanded soldiers - sǎn bīng yóu yǒng