赤贫如洗

Traditional: 赤貧如洗

chì pín rú xǐ

Dictionary entry

without two nickels to rub together (idiom)

What does 赤贫如洗 mean?

赤贫如洗 (chì pín rú xǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1without two nickels to rub together (idiom)

2impoverished

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赤chìred · scarlet 贫pínpoor · inadequate 如rúas · as if 洗xǐto wash; to bathe · to develop (photographs)

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