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lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) · fig. very poor · wretched

家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
j+iā·1st tonet+ú·2nd tones+ì·4th toneb+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) penniless; destitute一贫如洗yī pín rú xǐ(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life身无长物shēn wú cháng wùlit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt债台高筑zhài tái gāo zhùto lose a family fortune (idiom)倾家荡产qīng jiā dàng chǎnextreme poverty (idiom); destitute · penniless · poor as church mice家贫如洗jiā pín rú xǐto be penniless不名一钱bù míng yī qián
Antonyms
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed丰衣足食fēng yī zú shílit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off家给人足jiā jǐ rén zú
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