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have nothing in one's house but the bare walls; be utterly destitute; he has nothing except his own shadow within the four walls of his house

jiā tú sì bì

家 徒 四 壁

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slhave nothing in one's house but the bare walls; be utterly destitute; he has nothing except his own shadow within the four walls of his house
- wū li zhǐ yǒu jǐ jiàn pò jiā jù zhēn kě suàn shì jiā tú sì bì
  屋里只有几件破家具，真可算是家徒四壁。
  They were so destitute that there were only several pieces of broken furniture in the house.
- tā men jiā tú sì bì dàn fù mǔ què xià dìng le sòng ér zi shàng xué de jué xīn
  他们家徒四壁，但父母却下定了送儿子上学的决心。
  Their families were dirt poor but the parents were determined for their sons to have an education.
synonym
kōng kōng rú yě空空如也 yī pín rú xǐ一贫如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ家贫如洗 jiā tú bì lì家徒壁立
antonym
fēng yī zú shí丰衣足食 yāo chán wàn guàn腰缠万贯 fù kě dí guó富可敌国 fù jiǎ yī fāng富甲一方 wàn guàn jiā cái万贯家财 jīn yù mǎn táng金玉满堂 xí fēng lǚ hòu席丰履厚 jiā dào xiǎo kāng家道小康 féi mǎ qīng qiú肥马轻裘 jiā cái wàn guàn家财万贯

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