出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第280页（197字）
形容非常贫穷，例他北上求职，却遭扒手偷窃，身无分文，求告无门。
While going north in search of work，he was pick-pocketed and left penniless．He did not know where to turn for help．