我 我身无分文
“Me? I'm penniless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Just make sure you bring enough money.”
我 我 身无分文
“Me? I'm penniless.”
“How come you're getting stingier since you became the boss?”
“Do not count on me to pay for everything; I am acting broke!”
In social dining situations, people sometimes jokingly feign poverty to deflect the unspoken expectation that wealthier friends or bosses should pay.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely penniless; without a dime
A vivid four-character idiom frequently used in spoken Chinese either humorously or dramatically to express having no money at hand.