「家徒四壁」

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:好#窮；字面意思係屋企窮到淨係得四埲牆
eng:poverty-stricken; literally: there is nothing but the bare walls in one's house
<eg>
yue:家徒四壁嘅家庭 (gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1 ge3 gaa1 ting4)
eng:a poverty-stricken family
<eg>
yue:我哋屋企家徒四壁，邊度有錢供你留學？ (ngo5 dei6 uk1 kei2 gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 gung1 nei5 lau4 hok6?)
eng:We have nothing but the bare walls in our house. Where do we have the money for you to study abroad?