There is no reserve in the family
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji ā w ú D ò uch ǔ, which means that the family's grain reserves are not enough. It describes the life in distress. From the book of Jin, biography of scholars, Wang Huan.
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attributive to describe family difficulties
Analysis of Idioms
Family without burden
Antonym: rich
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Jin, biography of scholars, Wang Huan: "Wang Huan is a man of Leling who has a thick character. He lived in poverty, devoted himself to study, and did not engage in business. He often ate and recited the poem. Although he had no money in his family, he was as happy as ever. "
Idiom explanation
The family's grain reserves are not enough. Describe life in distress.
There is no reserve in the family
share the feelings and sentiments - hū xī xiāng tōng
neither riches nor honours can corrupt him - fù guì bù yín
continue walking in the old steps and seclude oneself - gù bù zì fēng
To strike a duck and startle a mandarin duck - dǎ yā jīng yuān