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一無所有

简一无所有 · 繁一無所有

Mandarin · pinyin yī wú suǒ yǒu

not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
without two sticks to rub together

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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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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jat1 mou4 so2 jau5

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(idiomatic) to have nothing at all

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