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useless skill

  1. useless skill
    Literary; describes a skill that is extremely high or difficult to learn but has no practical application, based on the story of a man who spent his fortune learning how to slay dragons when no dragons existed.
  2. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. noun
    skill
    (bound form) skill; ability; talent in a specific area