一無長物
yì​wú​zhàng​wù

to have nothing to one's name

  • created sense approved 一无长物/一無長物 · yì​wú​zhàng​wù · to have nothing to one's name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一无长物 / 一無長物

    yì​wú​zhàng​wù

    to have nothing to one's name

    To have no extra possessions beyond the bare necessities; originally used to describe a simple, frugal life, but now more commonly used to describe being extremely poor.

    yì​wú​cháng​wù

    一无 (literal) → 一无/一無 · yī​wú · not in the least 长物 (literal) → 长物/長物 · cháng​wù · superfluous things

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    created sense