那天 我身无分文
“That day, I didn't have a single coin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我实在是气不过 不愿与她们同行 便下了车
“I was furious. I didn't want to travel with them, so I got off the carriage.”
那天 我 身无分文
“That day, I didn't have a single coin.”
为了追回我的钱袋
“To get my purse back,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Losing one's money bag while away from home historically implied total helplessness, highlighting the urgency of subsequent desperate actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
penniless / flat broke
A common four-character idiom describing someone with zero money on their person.