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不名一钱

bù míng yī qiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be penniless
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cac1429c048f017a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不名一錢 不名一钱 [bu4 ming2 yi1 qian2] /to be penniless/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不名一錢

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 钱
    qián

    coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bǐ] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

    Qián

    surname Qian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.