身无长物

Traditional: 身無長物

shēn wú cháng wù

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life

What does 身无长物 mean?

身无长物 (shēn wú cháng wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life

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身shēnbody · life 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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身无长物

shēn wú cháng wù

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