extremely poor
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē NW ú C ù NL ǚ, refers to the body without an inch, describes extreme poverty. From Zhang Xie number one scholar.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth and third part of the drama "Zhang Xie number one scholar" written by Wu Mingshi of Song Dynasty: "there is no inch under the heavy snow, and there are tears in the ancient temple."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, attribute and adverbial; it is used in people's situation.
Chinese PinYin : shēn wú cùn lǚ
extremely poor
To nourish oneself is to injure one's health. yǐ yǎng shāng shēn
sound on the whole though defective in details. dà chún xiǎo cī
blow on an instrument or finger a stringed instrument. pǐn zhú tiáo sī
remain unshakable and become even firmer as time goes by. lì jiǔ mí jiān