Traduction :
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
Référence :
箕：星宿名，形状象簸箕；斗：星宿名，形状象酒斗。比喻徒有虚名而无实用。
Origine :
《诗经·小雅·大东》：“维南有箕，不可以簸扬；维北有斗，不可以挹酒浆。”
Exemple :
今国子虽有学官之名，而无教授之实，何异兔丝燕麦，～哉！（《北史·邢邵传》）
Annotation :
南箕北斗1
1. nánjīběidǒu :
[EN] 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
