贫无立锥之地

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

poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous

not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

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

cone / awl / to bore

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]