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一贫如洗

yī pín rú xǐ

4-character word Traditional 一貧如洗

What 一贫如洗 means

1. idiompenniless; destitute

The characters in 一贫如洗

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 贫pínpoor; inadequate; deficient
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)

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