niú
sōu

idiom

Meaning of 牛溲马勃

牛溲马勃 means things considered lowly or worthless but actually useful; humble yet useful items. Pronounced niú sōu mǎ bó.

  • things considered lowly or worthless but actually useful; humble yet useful items

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiē
jiù
líng
jiàn
kàn
yòng
 
shí
niú
sōu
 
guān
jiàn
shí
néng
pài
shang
yòng
chǎng
 

These old parts seem useless, but they are humble yet useful things that can be of great help at critical moments.

Gōng
měi
yuán
gōng
dōu
shì
rén
cái
 
shì
zuò
chǔ
gōng
zuò
de
 
kān
chēng
niú
sōu
 
huò
quē
 

Every employee in the company is talented; even those doing basic work can be considered humble yet indispensable resources.

rén
yún
 
niú
sōu
 
bài
zhī
 
shōu
bìng
 
dài
yòng
 

As the ancients said, humble things like cow urine, puffballs, and old drum skins should all be collected and stored, as nothing useful should be wasted.