A bitter plum
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is d à op á NGK à L à, which means mediocre and useless. It comes from Xu Hun of Tang Dynasty. He and Wang Xianggong of Huainan traveled to Guazhou with his guests and colleagues to leave their business. He wrote about the old study.
The origin of Idioms
Xu Hun of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem: "the road is hard, the Li is still solid, and the sweet Tang outside the city is already overcast."
Idiom explanation
It refers to mediocrity and useless talent. It's the same as "bitter plum on the way.".
Chinese PinYin : dào páng kǔ lǐ
A bitter plum
as soon as the sun reaches the meridian it declines. rì zhōng jiāng zè
Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Peigong. xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn,yì zài pèi gōng
clarion call to awaken the public to lurking danger by writing at the top of one 's voice. dà shēng jí hū
bid farewell to a departing friend. yáng guān sān dié
being vigorous and unrestrained. háo fàng bù jī