家貧如洗

gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2

extreme poverty (idiom); destitute · penniless · poor as church mice

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. penniless
  3. poor as church mice

Written Forms

家貧如洗Traditional · Main Form
家贫如洗Alternate Form

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