两手攥空拳，一无所有兩手攥空拳，一無所有兩手攥空拳，一無所有

both hands clenching empty fists: owning nothing

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who is utterly poor, with nothing to their name.

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Simplified: 两手攥空拳，一无所有
Traditional (Taiwan): 兩手攥空拳，一無所有
Pinyin: liǎngshǒuzuànkōngquán, yìwúsuǒyǒu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄥㄑㄩㄢˊ，ㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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一(yì)无(wú)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)not having anything at all

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