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not have a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke

bù míng yī wén

不 名 一 文

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slnot have a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke
- wǒ què shí bù míng yī wén
  我确实不名一文。
  I've been penniless.
- tā sǐ shí què bù míng yī wén
  他死时却不名一文。
  He fetched up penniless when he died.
synonym
shēn wú fēn wén身无分文 náng kōng rú xǐ囊空如洗 chì pín rú xǐ赤贫如洗
antonym
yāo chán wàn guàn腰缠万贯 fù kě dí guó富可敌国 wàn guàn jiā cái万贯家财 jīn yù mǎn táng金玉满堂

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