家徒四壁
Chinese edit
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
apprentice; disciple; bare apprentice; disciple; bare; plain |
four walls; from every direction | ||
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simp. and trad. (家徒四壁) |
家 | 徒 | 四壁 | |
Literally: “there is nothing in the house except four bare walls”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
家徒四壁