bǎi
shì

idiom

Meaning of 百无一是

百无一是 means not a single thing is right; to be completely and utterly wrong; to be utterly without merit. Pronounced bǎi wú yī shì.

  • not a single thing is right; to be completely and utterly wrong; to be utterly without merit

Definitions & Examples

duì
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
de
píng
guò
 
jiǎn
zhí
shuō
de
bǎi
shì
 

His criticism of this plan is overly harsh, making it seem like not a single thing is right.

Lǐng
dǎo
yīng
yǒu
quē
diǎn
de
tóng
shì
shuō
de
bǎi
shì
 
zhè
tài
rén
le
 

A leader should not describe a colleague with shortcomings as being completely and utterly wrong; it's too demoralizing.

néng
yīn
wèi
fàn
le
ge
cuò
 
jiù
guò
de
suǒ
yǒu
gòng
xiàn
dōu
de
bǎi
shì
 

You can't just because he made one mistake, condemn all his past contributions as being utterly without merit.

Zhè
fèn
bào
gào
suī
rán
wán
měi
 
dàn
jué
fēi
bǎi
shì
 

Although this report is not perfect, it's certainly not completely wrong either.