粵

南naam4箕gei1北bak1斗dau2

naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2Nán jī Běi dǒu

English

  1. lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
  2. fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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