Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「身無寸縷」, with more below.
Today’s idiom is 「身無寸縷」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It means there is not an inch of thread on the body. Describes extreme poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn wú cùn lǚ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san1 mou4 chyun3 leui5
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