血本

血本	xuè běn	hard-earned capital
血	xiě	see 血
血	xuè	blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴,片
本	běn	(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc