It's not worth a cent
Chinese idioms, Pinyin is B ù zh í y ī Qi á n, meaning metaphor is of no value. It comes from the biography of marquis Wei Qi'an in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
Both of them started as direct ministers, and were denounced as worthless in the late days. ——Shen De Fu, Ming Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: penniless antonym: Priceless
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; of no value
Chinese PinYin : bù zhí yī qián
It's not worth a cent
warning taken from the overturned cart ahead. fù zhōu zhī jiè
the child is father of the man. yǐ xiǎo jiàn dà
remain unshakable and become even firmer as time goes by. lì jiǔ mí jiān
keep on repeating at great length. lián piān lěi dú