一文不名 (yī wén bù míng) | Meaning: to be penniless | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking · without two sticks to rub together一无所有yī wú suǒ yǒu

(idiom) penniless; destitute一贫如洗yī pín rú xǐ

(idiom) penniless; broke囊空如洗náng kōng rú xǐ

impoverished · backward both economically and culturally一穷二白yī qióng èr bái

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

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute贫无立锥pín wú lì zhuī

to be penniless