一贫如洗

Traditional form:

一貧如洗

Pinyin (reading):

yīpínrúxǐ

Definitions:

• penniless

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 贫 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 洗 - to bathe, to rinse, to wash

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 貧 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 洗 - to bathe, to rinse, to wash