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extreme poverty (idiom); destitute · penniless · poor as church mice

家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
j+iā·1st tonep+ín·2nd toner+ú·2nd tonex+ǐ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) · fig. very poor · wretched家徒四壁jiā tú sì bì(idiom) penniless; destitute一贫如洗yī pín rú xǐ
Antonyms
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off家给人足jiā jǐ rén zú
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