乏善可陈

Traditional: 乏善可陳

fá shàn kě chén

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be nothing to write home about

What does 乏善可陈 mean?

乏善可陈 (fá shàn kě chén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be nothing to write home about

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乏fáshort of · tired 善shàngood (virtuous) · benevolent 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 陈Chénsurname Chen · Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state

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乏善可陈

fá shàn kě chén

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