- not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- without two sticks to rub together
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 所 (所): actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 有 (有): to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一无所有
- MDBG: 一无所有
- Examples with 一无所有 on Tatoeba
Examples
我们生来是软弱的，所以我们需要力量；我们生来是一无所有的，所以需要帮助；我们生来是愚昧的，所以需要判断的能力。
但你知道，我除了这些以外一无所有！