扶不起的阿斗
Dictionary entry
weak and inept person
What does 扶不起的阿斗 mean?
扶不起的阿斗 (fú bù qǐ de Ā dǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1weak and inept person
2hopeless case
Character breakdown
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扶fúto support with the hand · to help sb up不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-起qǐto rise · to raise的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
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