身无长物 (shēn wú cháng wù) | Meaning: (idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to possess nothing except bare necessities · to live a poor or frugal life别无长物bié wú cháng wù

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

lit. eating away next year's food in advance · fig. to dip into the next month's check · live now, pay later寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng

without a penny to one's name · penniless · stony-broke不名一文bù míng yī wén

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

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

(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life