家徒四壁 — Chinese idiom
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
Meaning
- lit. with only four bare walls for a home
- fig. very poor
- wretched
Character by character
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 徒túdisciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
- 四sìfour
- 壁bìpartition, wall; rampart
Idioms sharing a character
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
- 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
- 保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó
- 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
- 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
- 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi
- 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā
- 丧家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn
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