百无一是
bǎi​wú​yī​shì

nothing is right

  • created reference approved 百无一是/百無一是 → 一无是处/一無是處 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百无一是 / 百無一是 bǎi​wú​yī​shì

    一无是处 / 一無是處 yī​wú​shì​chù

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 百无一是/百無一是 · bǎi​wú​yī​shì · nothing is right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百无一是 / 百無一是

    bǎi​wú​yī​shì

    nothing is right

    (idiom) to be wrong in every way or have no merit at all; used to describe someone as being very incompetent or a situation where everything has gone wrong

    bǎi​wú​yí​shì

    百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · correct

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

    created sense