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

lit. to be this poor (idiom) · fig. extremely impoverished and destitute一寒如此yī hán rú cǐ

lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) · fig. very poor · wretched家徒四壁jiā tú sì bì

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

to be penniless一文不名yī wén bù míng

(idiom) penniless; destitute