贫无立锥

pin2 wu2 li4 zhui1

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

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贫无立锥

pín wú lì zhuī

so poor as to have no room to stick an awl on; utterly destitute; in extreme poverty

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貧無立錐|贫无立锥 [pín wú lì zhuī] ► not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute