不稂不莠

Mandarin · pinyin bù láng bù yǒu

Meanings

  1. useless
  2. worthless
  3. good-for-nothing
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
稂
láng · grass; weeds
莠
yǒu · weeds, tares; undesirable, evil
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4–2–4–3 · bu4 lang2 bu4 you3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 long4 bat1 jau5

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bat1 long4 bat1 jau5

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  1. (idiomatic) useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

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