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家徒四壁
/ jiā tú sì bì /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
却家徒四壁
2
……家徒四壁
3
家徒四壁的情况
4
真是家徒四壁
5
家徒四壁的人
6
可谓家徒四壁
7
某人家徒四壁
Definition
家徒四壁
Literally means:
to have nothing but the bare four walls in one's house
Actually means:
to be utterly destitute
徒, only. This phrase means having nothing in the house but the bare walls. It figuratively means one is so poor that he possesses nothing. It is formal and an euphemistic phrase.
徒，只。家徒四壁，指家里只剩下墙壁，其他的什么也没有。比喻一无所有，非常贫穷。书面语。是比较委婉的说法。
Example
Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Rúguǒ
如果
bú
不
shi
是
qīnyǎn
亲眼
suǒ
所
jiàn
见
,
wǒ
我
juéduì
绝对
bù
不
gǎn
敢
xiāngxìn
相信
tā
他
zhège
这个
xiāngzhǎng
乡长
,
jìngrán
竟然
jiātúsìbì
家徒四壁
。
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that he, the village chief, would have been a family man.
2
Tāmen
他们
jiā
家
jiātúsìbì
家徒四壁
,
nǎ
哪
yǒu
有
qián
钱
gěi
给
háizi
孩子
zhìbìng
治病
ne
呢
?
Their family has four walls, which money to treat the child?
3
Jǐnguǎn
尽管
yǒu
有
bàodào
报道
shuō
说
tā
她
jiātúsìbì
家徒四壁
fáng
防
dàozéi
盗贼
,
dàn
但
tā
她
juébù
决不
shì
是
suǒwèi
所谓
jiātúsìbì
家徒四壁
de
的
rén
人
,
ér
而
zhǐshì
只是
bù
不
bǎ
把
guìzhòng
贵重
de
的
dōngxī
东西
fàng
放
zài
在
jiālǐ
家里
éryǐ
而已
。
Despite reports that her family had four walls to guard against thieves, she was by no means the so-called four-walled family, but simply did not leave valuable things at home.