一贫如洗 yīpínrúxǐ utterly penniless Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral whole whole; entire; throughout; all贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun poor (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if洗 xǐ verb to wash to wash; to bathe; to clean something using water or other solvents