不名一文 — “To not have a cent to one's name”
不名一文 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not have a cent to one's name”. Utterly penniless; extremely poor. Literally, “not possess even one coin”.
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不名一文 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 不bù
- 名míng
- 一yī
- 文wén
不名一文 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 不名一文
他辛辛苦苦工作了一辈子，到老了却依然不名一文。
He worked diligently his entire life, but in his old age, he still didn't have a cent to his name.
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- bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain
Questions about 不名一文
- What does 不名一文 mean?
- 不名一文 (bù míng yī wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not have a cent to one's name”.
- How do you pronounce 不名一文?
- 不名一文 is pronounced bù míng yī wén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 不名一文 literally mean?
- Literally, 不名一文 means “not possess even one coin”. It is used to mean “to not have a cent to one's name”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 不名一文?
- 名：占有。一个钱也没有。形容极其贫穷。