没吃没穿 méi chī méi chuān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. to be very poor

CHARACTERS

没 méi not, have not, none; drown, sink
吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
没 méi not, have not, none; drown, sink
穿 chuān penetrate, pierce, drill; wear