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家貧如洗 (gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

家貧如洗 (gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2, jiā pín rú xǐ) — extreme poverty (idiom); destitute; penniless; poor as church mice

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 家下 (gaa1 haa5) — (adv.) now; at the moment.
• 家俬 (gaa1 si1) — furniture
• 家傳户曉 (gaa1 cyun4 wu6 hiu2) — Well known
• 家口 (gaa1 hau2) — number of members in a family
• 家喻户曉 (gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2) — Well known
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