破落pòluò 1.(家境)由盛而衰{(of family wealth and position) decline; fall into reduced circumstances; be reduced to poverty}: ～户{impoverished family; family that has gone down in the world}|家业～。{The family has come down in the world.} 2.破败{ruined; dilapidated}: ～的茅屋。{rundown cottage}