Tā chìshēn láidào zhège chéngshì, rújīn yǐ shì fùwēng.
He arrived in this city with nothing to his name and is now a wealthy man.
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usage
Most often expanded into the four-syllable 赤身裸体 (stark naked) for emphasis. The 赤 here keeps its old meaning of 'bare, empty' - same root as 赤手空拳 (bare-handed) and 赤贫 (dirt poor). The literal 'red' meaning of 赤 is a separate sense.
