身无寸缕 — “To not have a stitch of clothing”
身无寸缕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not have a stitch of clothing”. To be utterly destitute or extremely poor. Literally, “body without an inch of thread”.
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身无寸缕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
身无寸缕 Character Breakdown
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他失去了所有财产，身无寸缕，只能靠好心人救济度日。
He lost all his possessions and had not a stitch of clothing, relying on the kindness of strangers to get by.
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 身无寸缕
What does 身无寸缕 mean?
身无寸缕 (shēn wú cùn lǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not have a stitch of clothing”.
How do you pronounce 身无寸缕?
身无寸缕 is pronounced shēn wú cùn lǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 身无寸缕 literally mean?
Literally, 身无寸缕 means “body without an inch of thread”. It is used to mean “to not have a stitch of clothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 身无寸缕?
指身上没有一寸线。形容极其穷困。