貧無立錐 pín wú lì zhuī

extremely poor; have nothing at all

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

Characters

Character Meaning
貧 pín
poor; deficient; inadequate
無 wú
not; no; not to have
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
錐 zhuī
awl; cone; to bore