jiā tú sì bìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) / fig. very poor / wretched
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Original source entry:

家徒四壁 家徒四壁 [jia1 tu2 si4 bi4] /lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)/fig. very poor/wretched/

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家徒四壁
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