lacking distinction, brilliance, or excellence; ordinary and commonplace

Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy

showing poor taste and quality; tawdry or flashy in a cheap, unrefined way

the philosophical principle of moderation and balance in Confucianism

to get upset over nothing or to create unnecessary problems for oneself

an incompetent or fraudulent doctor lacking proper medical skills or knowledge

something or someone that is subordinate, subservient, or treated as a mere attachment to another

a mediocre person

The Confucian doctrine of the mean; the principle of avoiding extremes and seeking balance in all things.

muddleheaded and incompetent

the process of debasement or making something vulgar

no need for

Juyongguan, a frontier fortress on the Great Wall north of Beijing, located in the Changping district.

a person of mediocre or average ability

leading a life without distinction or ambition; unremarkable and lacking in talent

to mingle with the cognoscenti or pretend to have refined taste despite lacking genuine education or culture

Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie, Hunan

mediocre and incompetent

fools have good fortune

ordinary and lacking in distinction, brilliance, or special talent

to employ or recruit talented people (idiom)

a mediocre or unremarkable person; a nonentity

(philosophy) banal evil