南箕北斗
Traditional form:
南箕北斗
Pinyin (reading):
Nánjī Běidǒu
Definitions:
- lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
Characters:
- 南 - south; southern; southward
- 箕 - sieve; dust pan; garbage bag
- 北 - north; northern; northward
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
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