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赤贫如洗
赤貧如洗
chìpínrúxǐ
1. without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
2. impoverished

Character Breakdown

赤
chì
red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked
HSK 6 7 丶
贫
pín
poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
HSK 6 8 丶
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3 6 丶
洗
xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
HSK 2 9 丶

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