Nán​jī Běi​dǒu

constellations

  • created sense approved 南箕北斗 · Nán​jī Běi​dǒu · constellations

    南箕北斗

    Nán​jī Běi​dǒu

    constellations

    the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky and the Big Dipper in the north

    古人仰望星空,常以南箕北斗来辨别南北方向。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 南箕北斗 · Nán​jī Běi​dǒu · hollow name

    南箕北斗

    Nán​jī Běi​dǒu

    hollow name

    something which, despite an impressive or high-sounding name, has no practical utility

    如果只有虚名而无实效,那这些头衔不过是南箕北斗而已。

    expression

    created sense