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囊空如洗

náng kōng rú xǐ

4-character word

What 囊空如洗 means

1. idiompenniless; broke

The characters in 囊空如洗

• 囊nángsack; purse; pocket (for money)
• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)

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