Without any help
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ú zh ì Zhu ī D ì, which means that there is no place to set up an awl. It means that there is no place even a tiny place.
Notes on Idioms
There's no place for the awl. There is no such thing as a tiny place. Later, it is often described as poverty. The same as "no place to stand".
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attributive, or object; refers to a place without a foothold
Without any help
The sound of birds and the heart of beasts - niǎo shēng shòu xīn
major issues issues of right and wrong - dà shì dà fēi
My soul is flying and my eyes are broken - hún fēi mù duàn
Distinguish between the sun and the cold - biàn rì yán liáng
all the stars twinkled around the bright moon - zhòng xīng gǒng běi