not to have a single penny left on(shēn wú fēn wén)

not to have a single penny left on

Penniless, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē NW ú f ē NW é n, which means very poor. From "wind and rain Tongjiang".

Analysis of Idioms

Poor, penniless, penniless

The origin of Idioms

Chapter one of Sima Vinson's the wind and rain Tongjiang: "he is penniless now and lives on the loan of that kind-hearted female shopkeeper. Luyao's ordinary world, Vol.4, Chapter 32: "as usual, after he came out of the bus station in Huangyuan Dongguan, he was almost penniless again."

Idiom usage

I am penniless, wandering alone in the street, longing for a little pity from God When he went north to seek a job, he was robbed by pickpockets. He had no money and no way to ask for help.

Chinese PinYin : shēn wú fēn wén