身贫如洗 — “Utterly destitute”
身贫如洗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “utterly destitute”. As poor as a church mouse; having absolutely nothing.
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身贫如洗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
身贫如洗 Character Breakdown
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他年轻时经历过身贫如洗的日子，深知生活的不易。
He experienced days of utter destitution when he was young, deeply understanding the difficulties of life.
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More idioms starting with 身
- shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
- shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
- shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
- shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
- shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
- shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
- shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
- shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
- shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew
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What does 身贫如洗 mean?
身贫如洗 (shēn pín rú xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “utterly destitute”.
How do you pronounce 身贫如洗?
身贫如洗 is pronounced shēn pín rú xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 身贫如洗?
身：自身。穷得像用水洗过似的，什么都没有。形容十分贫穷