Qiáng bāo kōng le.
钱包空了。
My wallet is empty.
Zhè ge yuè mǎi tài duō yī fu, wǒ qián bāo kōng le.
这个月买太多衣服，我钱包空了。
I bought too many clothes this month; my wallet’s empty.
Chī tǔ le
吃土了
Eating dirt / totally broke
Shuāng shí yī guò hòu, wǒ chī tǔ le.
双十一过后，我吃土了。
After Singles’Day, I’m eating dirt.
Yuè guāng zú
月光族
Moonlight clan / spend entire salary each month
Wǒ shì yuè guāng zú, fā gōng zī hòu liǎng zhōu jiù huā wán.
我是月光族，发工资后两周就花完。
I’m a moonlight clan member; I spend my salary in two weeks.
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