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抹月秕风
抹月秕风
抹月秕风
抹月秕风
抹月秕风
抹月秕风
抹月秕风

mǒ抹yuè月bǐ秕fēng风

A humorous idiom used by scholars to express their extreme poverty, implying they can only offer the moon and wind as 'dishes' to entertain guests due to having nothing else to provide.

他家徒四壁,待客时只能自嘲道:'今天就请各位抹月秕风了。'
His house was completely bare, and when entertaining guests, he could only jokingly remark, 'Today, I can only offer you the moon and wind as hospitality.'

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