be penniless(yī qián bù míng)

be penniless

It's a Chinese idiom, y ī Qi á Nb ù m í ng, meaning penniless. It is often described as empty or very poor. From the muddleheaded world.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: not a single coin

The origin of Idioms

The twelfth chapter of Wu Jianren's confused world in the Qing Dynasty: "Cen Qishen said:" I had planned to do it early, but my sister-in-law and her sister would stay at home for a few more days. Besides, I'm broke, and I have to make a few contributions to do things, so I'm delayed. "

Idiom usage

However, in the world of ～ as big as our generation, this kind of design may finally just be "chewing through the butcher's gate". "The sea and the sky" and "at all times and in all countries" by Zhu Ziqing

Idioms and allusions

The idiom "penniless" tells the story of Deng Tong's life as a slave of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty liked Deng Tong very much, and he was so friendly that he often went to his home to play. One day, he came to a fortune teller in private and asked him to calculate Deng Tong's life without knowing about it. Then he told him the fate of Deng Tong. According to the will of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, the fortune teller privately calculated a divination for Deng Tong and timely reported to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty: "if Deng Tong's life is not good, he will die of poverty." Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty said, "I am the emperor. How can he die of poverty?" So he rewarded Deng Tong with a bronze mountain. He also allowed Deng Tong to make money and open the Deng family's Bank. You can imagine how rich Deng Tong will be if he opens a bank. Then the money made by Deng Tong is called "Deng family money". In this way, Deng Tong became richer. one year, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty suffered from sores, pus and running water. Deng usually went to the palace to suck thick blood for Emperor Wen. One day, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty asked Deng Tong, "who loves me the most?" Emperor Wen thought that Deng Tong would say that he loved the emperor the most. "The prince loves the emperor the most," Deng said This sentence said that Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty was on the brink of his heart. It was this sentence that Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty wanted to hear very much. Coincidentally, at this time, the crown prince Liu Qi came to the palace to visit the emperor. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was thinking how happy it would be if his relatives could suck pus blood for him. So Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty let Prince Liu Qi suck for him. The crown prince is hard to color, but he sucks pus and blood for Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. after the event, the prince was very uncomfortable. It should be the matter of the doctor. How can I suck it. Then he asked the servant who gave the idea. The servant told him it was Deng Tong. Since then, the prince has a grudge against Deng Tong. A few years later, Emperor Wen died and Prince Liu Qi ascended the throne. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty removed Deng Tong from his official post, demoted him to civilian, confiscated Tongshan and all his family property, and fined him 10000 yuan. From then on, Deng Tong was destitute and owed a fine of ten thousand yuan. No longer have the qualification of casting money, no more money called "Deng Jiaqian". when Emperor Jingdi's sister knew about it, she sent money to Deng Tong and was confiscated as a fine. Liu Chuan, her elder sister, thought that the money would be confiscated, so she sent some ornaments to Deng Tong, who wore jewelry on her head and hands, so that he could make a living by changing some money. But this was not good, and she was also confiscated as a fine. This is not good, that also confiscates, Han Jing emperor's elder sister thought sends the grain always to be possible, entrusts the person to send the grain to Deng Tong. The people under Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty still refused to let him go and confiscated him. In the end, Deng Tong was as poor as the fortune teller had figured out. the so-called "penniless" means that there is no money named "Deng Jiaqian".

Chinese PinYin : yī qián bù míng