南箕北斗

南箕北斗 Nán Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2

  • 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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