赤贫如洗

Explanation: Extreme poverty: the poor have nothing. Described as extremely poor. 　　Usage: The main predicate; as the predicate attribute; describe extreme poverty 　　Source: Qing Wu Jingzi "Scholars" 21 back: "The elderly are two sons, four grandchildren, the family is still extreme poverty, such as washing." 　　Examples: His old two sons, four grandchildren, the family is still ~. (Qing Wu Jingzi "Scholars" thirty-back) Thesaurus:  family financial situation rise steeply