一无长物 — “Having nothing but oneself”
一无长物 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Having nothing but oneself”. Utterly destitute or impoverished; having no worldly possessions. Literally, “nothing superfluous”.
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一无长物 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 无wú
- 长cháng
- 物wù
一无长物 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一无长物
他离家时，身无分文，真正是一无长物。
When he left home, he had not a penny to his name, truly having no worldly possessions.
Idioms Related to 一无长物
Antonyms of 一无长物
More idioms starting with 一
- yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
- yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
- yī一bù不zuò作，，èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
- yī一bù不zuò做，，èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
- yī一bù不yā压zhòng众，，bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
- yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
- yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
- yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
- yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
- yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
- yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat
Questions about 一无长物
- What does 一无长物 mean?
- 一无长物 (yī wú cháng wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Having nothing but oneself”.
- How do you pronounce 一无长物?
- 一无长物 is pronounced yī wú cháng wù in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 一无长物 literally mean?
- Literally, 一无长物 means “nothing superfluous”. It is used to mean “Having nothing but oneself”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一无长物?
- 一无：全无；长物：多余的东西。除一身之外再没有多余的东西。原指生活俭朴。现形容贫穷。