南箕北斗 — Nan2 ji1 Bei3 dou3 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

Nan² ji¹ Bei³ dou³

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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北

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As word

1

Nan²

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

2

ji¹

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

3

Bei³

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

4

dou³

lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use