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囊空如洗 (nong4 hung1 jyu4 sai2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

囊空如洗 (nong4 hung1 jyu4 sai2, náng kōng rú xǐ) — pocket is as empty as if it has been washed, which means there is no money at all in the pocket

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 囊中物 (nong4 zung1 mat6) — something inside a bag, it means the attainment of something is very easy
• 囊 (nong4) — sack; purse; pocket (for money); bag; to bag; to embrace; cowardly; weak; feebl…
• 囊中取物 (nong4 zung1 ceoi2 mat6) — as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom); in the bag; (as good as) in one'…
• 囊中羞澀 (nong4 zung1 sau1 gip3) — to be embarrassingly short of money
• 囊括 (nong4 kut3) — to include; to embrace; to bring together
• 囊揣 (nong4 ceoi2) — variant of 囊膪[nang1 chuai4]

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