wú​yòng​zhī​shù

useless person

  • created sense approved 无用之树/無用之樹 · wú​yòng​zhī​shù · useless person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无用之树 / 無用之樹

    wú​yòng​zhī​shù

    useless person

    A person who is perceived as having no talent or use; originally from the Daoist text [[逍遥游|逍遙遊|xiao1 yao2 you2]] by Zhuangzi.

    无用 (literal) → 无用/無用 · wú​yòng · useless 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree

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    created sense