萧然 xiāorán desolate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 环堵萧然 huándǔxiāorán abject poverty Describes a home with nothing but the four bare walls surrounding it, signifying extreme poverty or a very simple and crude dwelling四壁萧然 sìbìxiāorán four bare walls four bare walls; a metaphor for being extremely poor and having nothing in one's home