身無分文

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	not have	a single cent; a single penny
trad. (身無分文)		身	無	分文
simp. (身无分文)		身	无	分文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnwúfēnwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnwúfēnwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenwúfenwún
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-wu²-fên¹-wên²
    • Yale: shēn-wú-fēn-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenwufenwen
    • Palladius: шэньуфэньвэнь (šɛnʹufɛnʹvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴
    • Yale: sān mòuh fān màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ mou⁴ fan¹ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ mou⁴ fen¹ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Idiom

身無分文

1. penniless

   • 身無分文的姑娘們是如何維持生活的？ [MSC, trad.]
     身无分文的姑娘们是如何维持生活的？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: Vice

     Shēnwúfēnwén de gūniángmen shì rúhé wéichí shēnghuó de? [Pinyin]

     How do penniless young women survive?