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家貧如洗

简 家贫如洗 · 繁 家貧如洗
Mandarin · pinyin jiā pín rú xǐ

Meanings

  1. extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. penniless
  3. poor as church mice
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
貧
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
洗
xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
贫
pín · poor, impoverished, needy
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1–2–2–3 · jia1 pin2 ru2 xi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2

Cantonese word readings for 家貧如洗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2

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