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"worthless nobody" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
Chinese Pinyin Translation
无用 無用 wú yòng useless / worthless syn
小人物 xiǎo rén wù nonentity / a nobody syn
脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn
默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity syn
一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn
来者不拒 來者不拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom) / all comers welcome syn
粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn
小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn
旁若无人 旁若無人 páng ruò wú rén to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others syn
一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) 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
无名小卒 無名小卒 wú míng xiǎo zú insignificant soldier (idiom) / a nobody / nonentity syn
毋 wú (literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody syn
名不见经传 名不見經傳 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn (lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody 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
敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing
视如粪土 視如糞土 shì rú fèn tǔ to look upon as dirt / considered worthless
人无完人 人無完人 rén wú wán rén nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect
土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
牛溲马勃 牛溲馬勃 niú sōu mǎ bó cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom) / worthless nonsense / insignificant
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
一文不值 yī wén bù zhí worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever syn
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
知子莫若父 zhī zǐ mò ruò fù nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
秕糠 bǐ kāng chaff / worthless stuff
不稂不莠 bù láng bù yǒu useless / worthless / good-for-nothing syn
没有人 沒有人 méi yǒu rén nobody
平庸之辈 平庸之輩 píng yōng zhī bèi a nobody / a nonentity
拙著 zhuō zhù my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript
措大 cuò dà worthless scholar / useless wretch syn
智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible
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
俗辣 sú là (slang) (Tw) coward / paper tiger / a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á])
烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom) / worthless / inept
礼多人不怪 禮多人不怪 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
铁将军把门 鐵將軍把門 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
闯空门 闖空門 chuǎng kōng mén to break into a house when nobody is home
无人能及 無人能及 wú rén néng jí nobody can compete with / unmatched by anybody / without rival
没谁了 沒誰了 méi séi le (coll.) nobody can beat that / extraordinary / remarkable
三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不值一笑 bù zhí yī xiào of no value / worthless
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 死了張屠夫，不吃混毛豬 sǐ le zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
无名之辈 無名之輩 wú míng zhī bèi unknown person / nobody 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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