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not have a thing to one's name; not own a thing in the world; be as bare as the palm of one's hand

yī wú suǒ yǒu

一 无 所 有

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derognot have a thing to one's name; not own a thing in the world; be as bare as the palm of one's hand
- wǒ chú le xíng li zhī wài yī wú suǒ yǒu
  我除了行李之外一无所有。
  Apart from clothes, I have nothing.
- tā sǐ le wǒ yī wú suǒ yǒu
  他死了，我一无所有。
  He died and left me nothing.
- chú le yī fu yǐ wài tā yī wú suǒ yǒu
  除了衣服以外，他一无所有。
  He owns nothing beyond the clothes.
synonym
yī pín rú xǐ一贫如洗 jiā tú sì bì家徒四壁
antonym
wàn guàn jiā cái万贯家财 jīn yù mǎn táng金玉满堂

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