贫无立锥

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

Characters and words in 贫无立锥

poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous

= + : Pocahontas (pi) has the crab (贝) cut her hair while stopping the time with a stopwatch (分) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). While the crab cuts quite fast, the resulting hairstyle is of very poor (贫) quality.
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

= + 𠂇 + : Mnemonic symbol: the philosopher Diogenes, who has nothing and wants nothing.

= + 𠂇 + : Just inside the space station's entrance, Diogenes is annoyed by Willy Walrus, who's playing his flute. Diogenes just wants a peaceful time without being disturbed, so he cuts the flute into pieces with a pair of scissors, and threatens to beat Willy Walrus with a shovel should he annoy Diogenes again.

Mnemonic symbol: 無爲, wu2 wei2, the state of non-doing after having attained complete harmony with the Tao.

Willy Walrus (w) has attained Wu Wei (無) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), while from the outside it may seem like he is napping.
surname Li
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

= + : Li Qing Zhao hides some weed in a vase in the space station's bathroom. To get the weed there, she transports it under her beret.
cone / awl / to bore

Words with 贫无立锥

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

Sentences with 贫无立锥

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