赤貧如洗

赤贫如洗
chìpínrúxǐ
  1. without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. impoverished

CEDICT

形容極為貧窮，一無所有。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 赤貧 chìpín poverty-stricken
2 如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as
3 洗 xǐ
  1. to wash; to bathe
  2. to develop (photographs)
  3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. to erase (a recording)

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