一貧如洗

一貧如洗

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	poor	as (if); such as	to wash; to bathe
trad. (一貧如洗)		一	貧	如	洗
simp. (一贫如洗)		一	贫	如	洗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīpínrúxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ pan⁴ jyu⁴ sai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīpínrúxǐ [Phonetic: yìpínrúxǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ipynrushii
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ pan⁴ jyu⁴ sai²
    • Yale: yāt pàhn yùh sái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ pan⁴ jy⁴ sai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ pen⁴ yu⁴ sei²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

一貧如洗

1. as poor as a church mouse; penniless