身無分文
shēn​wú​fēn​wén

penniless

  • created sense approved 身无分文/身無分文 · shēn​wú​fēn​wén · penniless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身无分文 / 身無分文

    shēn​wú​fēn​wén

    penniless

    (idiom) to not have a penny to one's name; completely broke; flat broke

    身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 分文 (literal) → 分文 · fēn​wén · a single penny

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense