南 箕 北 斗

Nán jī Běi dǒudictionary entry

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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南箕北斗 南箕北斗 [Nan2 ji1 Bei3 dou3] /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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南箕北斗

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