Definition & Meaning

not have a penny to one's name; have nothing (valuable) but/except; only possessing life's bare essentials

Word usage

bié wú cháng wù

别 无 长 物

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slnot have a penny to one's name; have nothing (valuable) but/except; only possessing life's bare essentials
- tā yī jiè hán shì chú shū yǐ wài bié wú cháng wù
  他一介寒士，除书以外，别无长物。
  A poor scholar, he possessed nothing but his books.
- tā chú shēn shang chuān de bié wú cháng wù
  他除身上穿的，别无长物。
  He has nothing but the clothes on his back.
synonym
kōng kōng rú yě空空如也 yī pín rú xǐ一贫如洗 jiā tú sì bì家徒四壁 yī wén bù míng一文不名 shēn wú cháng wù身无长物 ruǎn náng xiū sè阮囊羞涩 yī wú cháng wù一无长物 gèng wú cháng wù更无长物
antonym
yāo chán wàn guàn腰缠万贯

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"长" cannot be pronounced as "zhǎng" in "别无长物".

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