贫无立锥之地 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 贫无立锥之地

贫无立锥之地 (貧無立錐之地)

Definition not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

Idiom It was so poor that there was no place as small as an awl / Describe the extreme poverty

Usage

中文释义穷得连可以插下锥子那样小的地方都没有。形容穷困之极。

Characters 贫 (貧) pín 无 (無) wú 立 lì 锥 (錐) zhuī 之 zhī 地 de/dì

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