míng
wén

idiom
common

Meaning of 不名一文

不名一文 means penniless; not to have a cent to one's name. Pronounced bù míng yī wén.

  • penniless; not to have a cent to one's name

Definitions & Examples

dāng
shí
míng
wén
 
lián
huí
jiā
de
fèi
dōu
méi
yǒu
 

He was penniless at the time and did not even have the fare to go home.

Zhè
céng
jīng
jiǎ
fāng
de
rén
 
jīn
jìng
rán
míng
wén
 

This person who was once extremely wealthy is now surprisingly penniless.

guǒ
xiàn
zài
míng
wén
 
huì
zěn
me
zuò
 

If you were penniless right now, what would you do?