赤貧如洗

cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2

without two nickels to rub together (idiom) · impoverished

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. impoverished

Written Forms

赤貧如洗Traditional · Main Form
赤贫如洗Alternate Form

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