"give the shirt off your back" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 倾囊相助
• 极度慷慨

Definition

形容极度慷慨，愿意为他人付出自己所有的东西，哪怕是必需品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是口语化的比喻，表示极大慷慨，不可直译为字面意思。常用于称赞乐于助人的人。

Examples

My uncle would give the shirt off his back to help his friends.

我叔叔会**倾囊相助**，帮助他的朋友们。

She is so kind, she'd give the shirt off her back for anyone in need.

她非常善良，对有需要的人会**倾囊相助**。

If you ask him, he'll give the shirt off his back without thinking twice.

只要你开口，他会**倾囊相助**，毫不犹豫。

I've never met anyone more generous—she'd give the shirt off her back for a stranger.

我从未遇过这么慷慨的人，她愿意为陌生人**倾囊相助**。

Trust me, he'd give the shirt off his back if you needed help moving.

相信我，如果你需要搬家，他会**倾囊相助**。

People say he'd give the shirt off his back—he's helped the whole neighborhood at some point.

大家都说他会**倾囊相助**，整个社区都受过他的帮助。