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"(fig.) worthless thing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
异事 異事 yì shì sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible
敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing
顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn
实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn
一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn
美事 měi shì a fine thing / a wonderful thing syn
阿物儿 阿物兒 ā wù r thing / (you) useless thing
要着 要著 yào zhuó important thing / crucial thing
脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn
狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless
银样镴枪头 銀樣鑞槍頭 yín yàng là qiāng tóu silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
无用 無用 wú yòng useless / worthless syn
一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) syn
一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn
不成材 bù chéng cái worthless / good-for-nothing syn
虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn
视如粪土 視如糞土 shì rú fèn tǔ to look upon as dirt / considered worthless
土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
牛溲马勃 牛溲馬勃 niú sōu mǎ bó cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom) / worthless nonsense / insignificant
一文不值 yī wén bù zhí worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever syn
秕糠 bǐ kāng chaff / worthless stuff
不稂不莠 bù láng bù yǒu useless / worthless / good-for-nothing syn
拙著 zhuō zhù my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript
措大 cuò dà worthless scholar / useless wretch syn
泼贱 潑賤 pō jiàn base / worthless
熊包 xióng bāo worthless person / good-for-nothing
虚度光阴 虛度光陰 xū dù guāng yīn to waste time on worthless activities
调包 調包 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off
不值一文 bù zhí yī wén worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever
不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom) / worthless / inept
不值一笑 bù zhí yī xiào of no value / worthless
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn
明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn
完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact
吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 àn dù chén cāng lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
赘疣 贅疣 zhuì yóu wart / (fig.) superfluous thing syn
一鼻孔出气 一鼻孔出氣 yī bí kǒng chū qì lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) / fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet syn
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
秋毫 qiū háo fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail syn
针头线脑 針頭線腦 zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo needle and thread / sewing implements / needlework / (fig.) unimportant thing syn
煮熟的鸭子飞了 煮熟的鴨子飛了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
移花接木 yí huā - jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom) / fig. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another syn
开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn
鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed
名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
东西 東西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] syn
事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn
名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
一项 一項 yí xiàng an item / a thing
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
事物 shì wù thing / object / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
这项 這項 zhè xiàng this (thing)
自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn
第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing
实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn
寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn
玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn
怪事 guài shì strange thing / curious occurrence syn
实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn
本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc)
所思 suǒ sī what one thinks / person or thing that is on one's mind
稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn
必需品 bì xū pǐn necessity / essential (thing) syn
瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn
清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak syn
异想天开 異想天開 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing / to indulge in fantasy syn
小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
状物 狀物 zhuàng wù ...-shaped thing / to portray sth
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
真事 zhēn shì reality / veracity / the real thing
物事 wù shì (literary) affair / matter / business / (dialect) item / thing / stuff
混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán to confuse one thing with another (idiom) / to muddle syn
事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn
锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot syn
言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn
命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn
移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn
不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn
物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn
混同 hùn tóng to mix up / to confuse one thing with another syn
专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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