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家徒四壁
Mandarin · pinyin jiā tú sì bì
Meanings
- lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
- fig. very poor
- wretched
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1–2–4–4 · jia1 tu2 si4 bi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1
Cantonese word readings for 家徒四壁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1
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phrase
- (figurative) very poor; wretched
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