◎ 家徒四壁 jiātúsìbì[utterly destitute;be empty of all furniture;be extremely poor with only the walls of the household standing;with nothing is one's house but bare walls] 家中极端贫困,空无所有,徒有四堵墙壁树立 -----------------国语辞典:家中只剩四面墙壁。形容家境贫困,一无所有。宋.辛弃疾〈水调歌头.我亦卜居者〉词:「好在书携一束,莫问家徒四壁,往日置锥无。」《孽海花.第三回》:「那时正是家徒四壁,囊无一文。」也作「家徒壁立」。近环堵萧然,家贫壁立,室如悬磬,四壁萧条,一贫如洗反富可敌国,富甲一方,腰缠万贯英语 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom), fig. very poor, wretched德语 vollkommen mittellos (Sprichw)
◎ 家长里短 jiācháng-lǐduǎn[the daily life of a family;engage in small talk] 〈方〉∶指家庭日常的琐事;家常老太太们爱在一块儿聊些家长里短的事-----------------国语辞典:家中的种种琐事。《西游记.第七五回》:「这一关了门,他再问我家长里短的事,我对不来,却不弄走了风,被他拿住?」《醒世姻缘传.第六回》:「走了两三日,迎见了船,见了爹娘,说不了家长里短。」