衣不蔽体 (yī bù bì tǐ) | Meaning: lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life身无长物shēn wú cháng wù

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) · strapped for cash · unable to make ends meet捉襟见肘zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

in rags · ragged clothes with many patches · ragged and patched clothing鹑衣百结chún yī bǎi jié

lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) · fig. poverty-stricken