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贫无立锥之地
pínwúlìzhuīzhīdì
Traditional: 貧無立錐之地
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
Character Breakdown
贫
pín
poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
HSK 6
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
立
lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
HSK 5
锥
zhuī
gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3
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