樗散
chū​sǎn

useless

  • created sense approved 樗散 · chū​sǎn · useless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    樗散

    chū​sǎn

    useless

    (literary) useless and untalented; often used as a self-depreciating way to describe one's own lack of ability or to describe a person with talent who remains unrecognized and unemployed

    shū​sǎn

    樗 (literal) → 樗 · chū · useless 散 (literal) → 散 · sǎn · leisurely

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 樗散 · chū​sǎn · unrecognized — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    樗散

    chū​sǎn

    unrecognized

    to have talent but remain unrecognized or unemployed by the state

    樗 (literal) → 樗 · chū · useless 散 (literal) → 散 · sǎn · leisurely

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

    created sense