一貧如洗

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	poor	as (if); such as	to wash; to bathe
trad. (一貧如洗)		一	貧	如	洗
simp. (一贫如洗)		一	贫	如	洗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīpínrúxǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ pan⁴ jyu⁴ sai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīpínrúxǐ [Phonetic: yìpínrúxǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1pynrushii
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ pan⁴ jyu⁴ sai²
  - Yale: yāt pàhn yùh sái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ pan⁴ jy⁴ sai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ pen⁴ yu⁴ sei²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

一貧如洗

as poor as a church mouse; penniless

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