贫无立锥(pín wú lì zhuī): not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 貧無立錐
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- pín wú lì zhuī
- Meaning
- not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 貧無立錐
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