别无长物

Traditional: 別無長物

bié wú cháng wù

Dictionary entry

to possess nothing except bare necessities

What does 别无长物 mean?

别无长物 (bié wú cháng wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to possess nothing except bare necessities

2to live a poor or frugal life

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别Biésurname Bie 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]长chánglong · (bound form) length 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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别无长物

bié wú cháng wù

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