清贫如洗 qīngpínrúxǐ as poor as being washed clean Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 清贫 清貧 qīngpín destitute extremely poor and living a simple, bitter life; often used to describe the lifestyle of scholars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