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池中物

chí zhōng wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
person of no particular talent
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2b70aad6a900e4eb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

池中物 池中物 [chi2 zhong1 wu4] /person of no particular talent/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 池
    chí

    pond / reservoir / moat

    Chí

    surname Chi

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.