一贫如洗 — “Extremely poor”
一贫如洗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely poor”. Utterly destitute; penniless. Literally, “Penniless as if washed clean”.
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一贫如洗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 贫pín
- 如rú
- 洗xǐ
一贫如洗 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一贫如洗
他年轻时经历了很多困难，曾经一贫如洗，但通过自己的努力最终获得了成功。
He experienced many difficulties in his youth, once being utterly penniless, but through his own efforts, he eventually achieved success.
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- 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 一贫如洗
- What does 一贫如洗 mean?
- 一贫如洗 (yī pín rú xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely poor”.
- How do you pronounce 一贫如洗?
- 一贫如洗 is pronounced yī pín rú xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 一贫如洗 literally mean?
- Literally, 一贫如洗 means “Penniless as if washed clean”. It is used to mean “Extremely poor”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一贫如洗?
- 穷得象用水洗过似的，什么都没有。形容十分贫穷。