囊空如洗 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• penniless; broke

Character by character

• 囊nángbag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow
• 空kōnghollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 洗xǐto bathe, to rinse, to wash

Idioms sharing a character

• 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
• 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù
• 慷慨解囊 kāng kǎi jiě náng
• 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù
• 酒囊饭袋 jiǔ náng fàn dài
• 锦囊妙计 jǐn náng miào jì
• 鼓鼓囊囊 gǔ gu nāng nāng
• 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
• 一纸空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén
• 人去楼空 rén qù lóu kōng

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