东西 東西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] syn 无用 無用 wú yòng useless / worthless syn 货色 貨色 huò sè goods / (derog.) stuff / trash syn 填充 tián chōng to fill up / to stuff / to fill in a blank space syn 脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn 老一套 lǎo yī tào the same old stuff syn 一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn 粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn 充塞 chōng sè congestion / to block / to congest / to crowd / to choke / to cram / to fill up / to stuff / to take up all the space syn 一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 塞满 塞滿 sāi mǎn to stuff full / to cram in / packed tight / chock full 物事 wù shì (literary) affair / matter / business / (dialect) item / thing / stuff 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff syn 填塞 tián sè to fill up / to cram / to stuff 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 塞 sāi to plug / to stop up / to stuff in / (bound form) a stopper / a cork syn 填 tián to fill or stuff / (of a form etc) to fill in syn 料 liào material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess syn 东东 東東 dōng dōng (coll.) thing / item / stuff 中饱私囊 中飽私囊 zhōng bǎo sī náng to stuff one's pockets / to take bribes 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 馕 饢 nǎng to stuff one's face / to eat greedily 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 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 旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán replaying the same old tunes (idiom) / conservative, unoriginal and discredited / to keep harping on about the same old stuff syn 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 牣 rèn fill up / to stuff 唵 ǎn (interjection) oh! / (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth / (used in buddhist transliterations) om 嘢 yě (Cantonese) thing / matter / stuff 填堵 tián dǔ to stuff / to cram into 沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff 旧调子 舊調子 jiù diào zi old tune / fig. conservative opinion / the same old stuff 饱私囊 飽私囊 bǎo sī náng to stuff one's pockets / to enrich oneself dishonestly 馕嗓 饢嗓 nǎng sǎng to stuff one's throat with food 馕糟 饢糟 nǎng zāo to stuff oneself with forage / forage eating livestock 馕糠 饢糠 nǎng kāng to stuff one's face with forage / to guttle hay 胡吃海塞 hú chī hǎi sāi to stuff oneself with food