家徒四壁 [－－－－]

Jyutping gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1
Pinyin jiā tú sì bì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
  2. fig. very poor
  3. wretched
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    好窮​；​字面​意思​係​屋企​窮到​淨​係​得​四​埲​牆
    poverty-stricken; literally: there is nothing but the bare walls in one's house
    • 家徒四壁嘅家庭
      家徒四壁嘅家庭
      gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1 ge3 gaa1 ting4
      a poverty-stricken family
    • 我哋屋企家徒四壁，邊度有錢供你留學？
      我哋屋企家徒四壁，边度有钱供你留学？
      ngo5 dei6 uk1 kei2 gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 gung1 nei5 lau4 hok6?
      We have nothing but the bare walls in our house. Where do we have the money for you to study abroad?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    very poor; wretched
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家徒四壁嘅家庭
    家徒四壁嘅家庭
    gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1 ge3 gaa1 ting4
    • a poverty-stricken family
  2. Cantonese
    我哋屋企家徒四壁，边度有钱供你留学？
    我哋屋企家徒四壁，邊度有錢供你留學？
    ngo5 dei6 uk1 kei2 gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 gung1 nei5 lau4 hok6?
    • We have nothing but the bare walls in our house. Where do we have the money for you to study abroad?