chū​lì

good-for-nothing

Senses

樗栎/ 樗櫟 chū​lì (also shū​lì) good-for-nothing

(literary) an incapable or useless person; originally referring to trees with low-quality wood that is unfit for construction; often used as a self-depreciating expression for one's own lack of talent.

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