一無所有

简 一无所有 · 繁 一無所有
Mandarin · pinyin yī wú suǒ yǒu

Meanings

  1. not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. without two sticks to rub together
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
無
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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1–2–3–3 · yi1 wu2 suo3 you3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 mou4 so2 jau5

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jat1 mou4 so2 jau5

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  1. (idiomatic) to have nothing at all

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一無所有 · yi1 wu2 suo3 you3
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Exact source record一無所有 一无所有 [yi1 wu2 suo3 you3] /not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub together/