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家贫如洗

家贫如洗 — “In extreme poverty”

家贫如洗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in extreme poverty”. Utterly destitute.

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家贫如洗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 家jiā
  • 贫pín
  • 如rú
  • 洗xǐ

家贫如洗 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
家
jiā10family home or expert
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient
如
rú6like, as, if
洗
xǐ9to wash or cleanse

Example Sentence with 家贫如洗

那户人家因为突如其来的变故,家贫如洗,生活十分艰难。
Due to a sudden misfortune, that family became utterly destitute and faced great hardships in life.

Idioms Related to 家贫如洗

Synonyms of 家贫如洗

  • yī一pín贫rú如xǐ洗utterly destitute
  • jiā家tú徒sì四bì壁utterly impoverished

Antonyms of 家贫如洗

  • jiā家jǐ给rén人zú足families well-provided, people content

More idioms starting with 家

  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不kě可wài外yáng扬Do not air your family's dirty linen in public
  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不kě可wài外tán谈Keep family secrets private
  • jiā家chǒu丑bù不wài外yáng扬Don't air dirty laundry in public
  • jiā家yè业diāo雕líng零family fortune withering away
  • jiā家shū书dǐ抵wàn万jīn金A letter from home is priceless
  • jiā家wáng亡guó国pò破family ruined, nation destroyed
  • jiā家rén人fù父zǐ子family members, father and son
  • jiā家chuán传rén人sòng诵widely known and recited
  • jiā家chuán传hù户sòng诵widely known and recited by all
  • jiā家chuán传hù户sòng颂universally acclaimed
  • jiā家shì势zhōng中luò落family fortunes decline
  • jiā家fǎn反zhái宅luàn乱noisy, chaotic, and disordered household

Questions about 家贫如洗

What does 家贫如洗 mean?
家贫如洗 (jiā pín rú xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in extreme poverty”.
How do you pronounce 家贫如洗?
家贫如洗 is pronounced jiā pín rú xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 家贫如洗?
家里穷得象水冲洗过一样。形容极度贫穷。
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