virtue is insignificant and ability(dé bó cái shū)

virtue is insignificant and ability

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d é B ó C á ISH ū, thin: shallow; sparse: empty. It means bad character and talent. He often makes modest remarks. From the water margin.

The origin of Idioms

The 68th chapter of Shi Naian's the complete story of the water margin in Ming Dynasty: "my younger brother's virtue is sparse and talent is weak, how dare I take this position! If you come to the end, you will go too far. "

Discrimination of words

[synonym]: virtue is weak, talent is weak and learning is shallow

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in modesty

Chinese PinYin : dé bó cái shū