yōng​cái

mediocre person

  • created reference approved 庸材 → 庸才 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庸材 yōng​cái

    庸才 yōng​cái

    variant

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  • created sense approved 庸材 · yōng​cái · mediocre person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庸材

    yōng​cái

    mediocre person

    A person of mediocre ability or limited talent; a mediocrity; sometimes used as a self-deprecating way to refer to oneself.

    庸 (literal) → 庸 · yōng · mediocre 材 (literal) → 材 · cái · talent

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  • created sense approved 庸材 · yōng​cái · inferior timber — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庸材

    yōng​cái

    inferior timber

    Low-quality or useless wood; poor building material

    庸 (literal) → 庸 · yōng · mediocre 材 (literal) → 材 · cái · material

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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