very poor
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī NGP í NR ú x ǐ, which means very poor. It comes from Mr. SHIMENG, a chronicle of Jinchuan, written by Li Xinheng in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Poor as if washed with water, nothing. Poverty means having nothing.
The origin of Idioms
Li Xinheng in Qing Dynasty wrote "Mr. SHIMENG in Jinchuan: he was so poor that he didn't think he was buried. Gong was the manager of his funeral, and he paid for the travel expenses."
very poor
have great ambition but little talent - zhì dà cái shū
make up one 's face heavily and dress gaudily - nóng zhuāng yàn shì
body gone and reputation ruined - shēn míng jù miè