niú​sōu​mǎ​bó

cheap but useful

  • created reference approved 牛溲马勃/牛溲馬勃 → 马勃牛溲/馬勃牛溲 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛溲马勃 / 牛溲馬勃 niú​sōu​mǎ​bó

    马勃牛溲 / 馬勃牛溲 mǎ​bó​niú​sōu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 牛溲马勃/牛溲馬勃 · niú​sōu​mǎ​bó · cheap but useful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛溲马勃 / 牛溲馬勃

    niú​sōu​mǎ​bó

    cheap but useful

    (idiom) things that appear low in value or common but are useful if used correctly, referring to cow urine and horse-puffball fungus being used as medicine

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 溲 (literal) → 溲 · sōu · urine or excrement 马勃 (literal) → 马勃/馬勃 · mǎ​bó · puffball

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牛溲马勃/牛溲馬勃 · niú​sōu​mǎ​bó · worthless nonsense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛溲马勃 / 牛溲馬勃

    niú​sōu​mǎ​bó

    worthless nonsense

    (idiom) things of no value; insignificant items

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 溲 (literal) → 溲 · sōu · urine or excrement 马勃 (literal) → 马勃/馬勃 · mǎ​bó · puffball

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

    created sense