Nán jī Běi dǒu

南箕北斗 (Nán jī Běi dǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
  2. 2fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

Characters in 南箕北斗

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