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to possess nothing except bare necessities · to live a poor or frugal life

别无长物
bié wú cháng wù
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Synonyms
as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft · to have nothing · vacuous · hollow · empty (argument, head etc)空空如也kōng kōng rú yělit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) · fig. very poor · wretched家徒四壁jiā tú sì bì(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life身无长物shēn wú cháng wù
Antonyms
with everything needed available一应俱全yī yīng jù quáneverything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand · to have all one needs应有尽有yīng yǒu jìn yǒulit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money · extremely wealthy · loaded腰缠万贯yāo chán wàn guàn