Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「家徒四壁」 and its usage.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「家徒四壁」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
There are only four walls in the house. Describes being extremely poor and having nothing.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiā tú sì bì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ga1 tou4 sei3 bik1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
