不值一文

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhí yī wén

Meanings

  1. worthless (idiom)
  2. no use whatsoever
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
值
zhí · price
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
文
wén · literature, culture, writing
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4–2–1–2 · bu4 zhi2 yi1 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 zik6 jat1 man4

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  1. (idiomatic) not worth a penny; utterly worthless; no use whatsoever

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