一文不名 (yī wén bú) — penniless; without a penny to one's name
定義
Literary idiom for having not a single cent — stronger and more formal than plain 没钱. 文 here means a coin of old currency, so even one is denied.
idiom
pennilesswithout a penny to one's name
例文
- 一文不名，。Tā nián qīng shí yī wén bú, quán kào zì jǐ dǎ pīn cái yǒu le jīn tiān.When he was young, he was penniless and relied entirely on his own hard work to get where he is today.
- 一文不名。Nà chǎng jīn róng wēi jī ràng xǔ duō fù wēng biàn de yī wén bú.That financial crisis made many wealthy people become penniless.
- 一文不名。Tā yī wén bú de yàng zi ràng rén hěn nán xiāng xìn tā céng shì fù háo.His penniless look makes it hard to believe he was once a millionaire.
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