We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「別無長物」, with its explanation below.
Here’s the idiom 「別無長物」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Extra things: extra things. There is nothing extra except one’s body. Originally refers to a simple life. Now it is used to describe poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bié wú zhǎng wù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bit6 mou4 cheung4/jeung2 mat6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
