something which enjoys an empty name but serves no practical purpose(nán jī běi dǒu)
something which enjoys an empty name but serves no practical purpose
Nanjibeidou, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á NJ ī B ě ID ǒ u, which means metaphor has no real name but no practical use. From the book of songs Xiaoya Dadong.
Idiom explanation
Ji: Xingxiu name, shaped like a dustpan; Dou: Xingxiu name, shaped like a wine bucket.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of songs, Xiaoya Dadong: "in Weinan there is a dustpan, you can't winnow it; in Weibei there is a bucket, you can't drink wine."
Idiom usage
Combined; attributive; derogatory. Today, although the son of our country has the name of an academic officer, but not a professor, what is the difference! (Biography of Xing Shao in northern History)
Chinese PinYin : nán jī běi dǒu
something which enjoys an empty name but serves no practical purpose
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