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貧無立錐之地
简 贫无立锥之地 · 繁 貧無立錐之地Mandarin · pinyin pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì
Meanings
- not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
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- 貧
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- 無
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- 立
- lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
- 錐
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- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 地
- de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
- 贫
- pín · poor, impoverished, needy
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 锥
- zhuī · gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore
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Mandarin tones
2–2–4–1–1–4 · pin2 wu2 li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pan4 mou4 laap6 zeoi1 zi1 dei6
Cantonese word readings for 貧無立錐之地. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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pan4 mou4 laap6 zeoi1 zi1 dei6
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