身无分文 meaning in English
not to have a single penny left on; be broke to the wide [world]; be stone-broke [flat broke]; without a cash in one's pocket
Examples
- The penniless man had to bum a ride home .
那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。 - One of them was a penniless young art student .
他们中间的一个人是位身无分文的年轻美术学生。 - He had no ready money .
他当时却身无分文。 - He was stranded in a strange city without money .
他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 - The night will be very hard for me, without a penny in my pocket .
我身无分文，今夜将是何等难熬。