汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 赤貧如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
赤貧如洗 (赤贫如洗)
without two nickels to rub together (idiom) / impoverished
赤贫 Too poor / Describe extremely poor
赤贫穷得一无所有。形容极其贫穷。
赤 chì 贫 (貧) pín 如 rú 洗 xǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一个到处流浪的可怜人，一个终日辛劳却还忍饥挨饿的人，一个总是生活在痛苦或赤贫如洗的境遇里的人，会把英国或其它王国称作自己的国家吗？

Can a wretch who wanders about, who works and starves, whose life is a continual scene of sore affliction or pinching penury; can that man call England or any other kingdom his country?

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