Definition of 元も子もない (もともこもない)

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元も子もない

もともこもない

motomokomonai

expression
losing everything, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal
Other readings:
本も子もない【もともこもない】
Related Kanji
beginning, former time, origin
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

I have lost both principal and interest

Then that means I lost everything