"Penniless" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 光光 | guāng guāng | bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless |  |
| 一贫如洗 | yī pín rú xǐ | penniless |  |
| 不名一文 | bù míng yī wén | without a penny to one's name / penniless / stony-broke | |
| 家贫如洗 | jiā pín rú xǐ | extreme poverty (idiom) / destitute / penniless / poor as church mice | |
| 身无分文 | shēn wú fēn wén | penniless (idiom) | |
| 穷光蛋 | qióng guāng dàn | poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond | |
| 一文不名 | yī wén bù míng | to be penniless | |
| 不名一钱 | bù míng yī qián | to be penniless | |
| 穷愁 | qióng chóu | destitute / troubled / penniless and full of care | |
| 穷愁潦倒 | qióng chóu liáo dǎo | impoverished and dejected / wretched and penniless | |
