[Explanation]: Name: Possession. Not a single penny. Described as extremely poor.

【Idiom Story】:

The "name" of the idiom "no name for a penny" is possession, and an unnamed coin means that there is no money at all, which is a metaphor for extreme poverty.

This idiom comes from the Historical Records. The eldest princess gave Deng Tong, and the officials did not enter it, and they couldn't get a hairpin. So the eldest princess ordered fake food and clothing, but she didn't have a penny and sent her to death.

When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was in power, there was a man named Deng Tong who was good at rowing and was selected to be a sailor in the palace as a royal ship. One night, Emperor Wen had a dream in which he wanted to ascend to heaven, but he couldn't. At that moment, a man in a yellow hat pushed him behind his back, and finally made him ascend to the sky. He looked back at the man who was pushing him, and saw that the man's belt was knotted behind his back.

The next day, Emperor Wen came to the gradual platform built in the Cangchi in the west of the palace, and saw a sailor wearing a yellow hat and a knot behind his clothes, which was the person he met in his dream. Summoned to inquire, the man's name was Deng Tong. Emperor Wen thought that since he could push himself to the sky, he must be a genius, so he doted on him very much. Deng Tong is also honest and cautious, and does not interact with outsiders casually. Emperor Wen rewarded him with money many times, totaling hundreds of millions, and also granted him the official position of a doctor.

In fact, Deng Tong did not have any talent. He himself was cautious, and he couldn't recommend the Magi, just flattering Emperor Wen. Once, Emperor Wen ordered a fortune teller to meet Deng Tong, and the man objected to Emperor Wen and said, "Deng Tong will die of poverty and starvation in the future." ”

Emperor Wen of Han said worriedly: "I am the only one who can make Deng Tong rich, how can I make him poor?" ”

As a result, Emperor Wen ordered that a copper mountain in Yandao, Shu County, be given to Deng Tong and allow him to mint money by himself. Since then, Deng Tong has made a fortune, and the copper coins he minted are all over the world, and everyone knows that there is "Deng's money".

One day, Emperor Wen had a sore on his back, and pus and blood flowed non-stop. Deng Tong felt that the opportunity to be filial to the emperor had come, so he went into the palace every day and sucked pus and blood for Emperor Wen with his mouth. However, Emperor Wen was still unhappy in his heart. One day he asked Deng Tong: "Who loves me the most in the world?" ”

Deng Tong replied respectfully: "It should be said that there is no one who loves His Majesty more than the crown prince." ”。

Once the crown prince Liu Qi came to visit Emperor Wen's illness, and Emperor Wen asked him to suck pus and blood. When the prince saw that the pus and blood in the mouth of the sore were blurred and the smell was unpleasant, he couldn't help but feel nauseous, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to suck hard, but his face was ugly. Later, he heard that Deng usually sucked pus and blood for Emperor Wen, and felt ashamed, and he hated Deng Tong because of this.

After the death of Emperor Wen, Liu Qi ascended the throne and was known as Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing dismissed Deng Tong from his official position and let him go home to live idlely. Soon, someone accused Deng Tong of stealing coinage from abroad. Emperor Jing sent someone to investigate, and the result was that there was indeed this matter, so he confiscated all the money and property of Deng Tong's family, and Deng Tong suddenly became a poor egg, and he owed hundreds of millions of debts. It was still Emperor Jing's sister, the eldest princess, who remembered Emperor Wen's last words not to let him starve to death, and gave him some money. However, the officials immediately used the money to pay off their debts, and did not let him keep even a hairpin. When the eldest princess found out, she asked her subordinates to lend him some food, clothing, and money. In this way, Deng Tong could not take possession of any money, and could only send food to other people's homes until he died.