Chinese Traditional: 身無分文
Chinese Simplified: 身无分文
Pinyin: shen1 wu2 fen1 wen2
Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ
English Meaning: (idiom) penniless, not to have a single penny left on, not to have a bean

Related Words:

 

shēn

1. body, torso 2. oneself 3. personally

Here: oneself

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1. not to have, to lack 2. none, not 3. un-, -less

Here: not to have, to lack

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fēn

1. minute 2. cent (currency) 3. point, score (in sports) 4. to divide, to separate 5. to share, to distribute, to allocate 6. one-tenth 7. marks, grades

Here: cent (currency)

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wén

1. language, literature 2. composition, writing 3. culture 4. formal, literary 5. gentle 6. (old measure word for coins) 7. Wen (Chinese surname)

Here: (old measure word for coins)

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