| 别无长物 |
bié wú cháng wù |
to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life |
| 别 |
Bié |
surname Bie |
| 别 |
bié |
to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性别, 派别) |
| 别 |
biè |
to make sb change their ways, opinions etc |
| 别无 |
bié wú |
to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 长物 |
cháng wù |
(literary) things other than the bare necessities of life / item of some value / Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4] |
| 物 |
wù |
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |