一无所有 yìwúsuǒyǒu not having anything at all (idiom)
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
How to remember 一无所有: 一 one + 无 have not + 所 place + 有 have = not having anything at all (idiom).
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How it is used
- 'To have nothing at all' - utterly destitute, or stripped of everything - 破产后他一无所有 (pòchǎn hòu tā yìwúsuǒyǒu) after bankruptcy he had nothing left.
- Emotionally weighty; often marks a low point, a fresh start from zero, or the price of a gamble.
- Structure 一无所+V ('have not a thing that is V-ed') is a productive frame: compare 一无所知, 一无所获 (gained nothing).