「家徒四壁」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1
Individual
Character Meaning:
家 home; family
徒 bare; empty; in vain; futile; apprentice; pupil; believer; (derog.) person; fellow
四 four
壁 wall; barrier
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
poverty-stricken; literally: there is nothing but the bare walls in one's house
(Cant.) 家gaa1徒tou4四sei3壁bik1嘅ge3家gaa1庭ting4
(Eng.) a poverty-stricken family
(Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6屋uk1企kei2家gaa1徒tou4四sei3壁bik1,邊bin1度dou6有jau5錢cin2供gung1你nei5留lau4學hok6?
(Eng.) We have nothing but the bare walls in our house. Where do we have the money for you to study abroad?
See also: 飢寒交迫 貧困 貧苦 身無分文
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