身無分文

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	not have	a single cent; a single penny
trad. (身無分文)		身	無	分文
simp. (身无分文)		身	无	分文

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnwúfēnwén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄨˊ ㄈㄣㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēnwúfēnwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄨˊ ㄈㄣㄨㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenwufenwen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵⁵ u̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴
  - Yale: sān mòuh fān màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ mou⁴ fen¹ men⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Idiom

身無分文

penniless
- 身無分文的姑娘們是如何維持生活的？ [MSC, trad.]
  身无分文的姑娘们是如何维持生活的？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: Vice
  Shēnwúfēnwén de gūniángmen shì rúhé wéichí shēnghuó de? [Pinyin]
  How do penniless young women survive?

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