南箕北斗 in English nan2 ji1 bei3 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiomatic expression); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

Simplified Characters

南 箕 北 斗

Traditional Characters

南 箕 北 斗

Pinyin

nan2 ji1 bei3 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

南nan2surname Nan 箕ji1winnow basket 北bei3north 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]