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南箕北斗
Mandarin · pinyin Nán jī Běi dǒu
Meanings
- 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
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2–1–3–3 · Nan2 ji1 Bei3 dou3
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naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2
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