一文不名

tā zhěng tiān zhǐ chī le liǎng gè xiǎo shāo bing shēn shang yǐ jīng yī wén bù míng

他整天只吃了两个小烧饼，身上已经一文不名。

He had only two small cakes for the whole day and had not a penny with him.

wǔ nián qián wǒ lái zhè ge chéng shì shí yī wén bù míng

五年前我来这个城市时一文不名。

I arrived in this city five years ago without a penny.

zhè wèi yī wén bù míng de zuò jiā xiàng fàn nī qiú ài chéng gōng hé tā jié le hūn

这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功，和她结了婚。

The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.

wǒ men bìng bù shi yī wén bù míng dàn wǒ men fù dān bù qǐ nà yàng de fáng zi

我们并不是一文不名，但我们负担不起那样的房子。

We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that.