so poor as to have no room to stick an awl on
In Chinese, Pinyin is sh ē NW ú L ì Zhu ī, which means no shelter. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
The third chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty: "the embarrassment of preparing for the fate affects all the kings. I'm afraid that you may be wrong. Why don't you abandon your preparation and vote for Mingzhu in order to gain fame? "
Idiom usage
There is no space to live in.
Chinese PinYin : sheng wu li zhui
so poor as to have no room to stick an awl on
tell lies about this and about that. shuō bái dào hēi
lord ye who claimed to be fond of dragons was scared out of his wits when a real one appeared. yè gōng hào lóng
extraordinary ideas and admirable action. guī yì qí xíng