稂不稂,莠不莠 稂不稂,莠不莠 稂不稂,莠不莠

neither darnel nor foxtail

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Describes someone who is good for nothing and has no prospects, neither one thing nor another. Disparaging and bookish.
Simplified
稂不稂,莠不莠
Pinyin
láng bù láng,yǒu bù yǒu
Bopomofo
ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄤˊ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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