一文不名

yīwénbùmíng
to be penniless

CEDICT

penniless

Wiktionary

形容人非常穷困，一文钱都没有。参见「不名一钱」条。

重編國語辭典

形容人非常穷困，一文钱都没有

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 文 wén
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people

Related entries

不名一钱 bùmíngyīqián to be penniless