chaff and husks; metaphor for worthless things
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
chaff and husks; worthless refuse
neutralLiteral term for the waste products of grain processing, such as empty husks and bran.
Dǎ打
wán完
gǔ谷
zi子
hòu后
，
dì地
shàng上
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
bǐ秕
kāng糠
。
After threshing the grain, the ground was piled with chaff and husks.
Zhè这
xiē些
dào稻
gǔ谷
lǐ里
bǐ秕
kāng糠
tài太
duō多
，
xū需
yào要
zài再
shāi筛
yī一
biàn遍
。
There's too much chaff in this rice; it needs to be sifted again.
noun
something worthless; trash; dross
literaryA literary or somewhat formal metaphor for things of no value or substance. Often used to criticize ideas, writings, or people as hollow.
Nà那
xiē些
kōng空
dòng洞
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
bù不
guò过
shì是
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
bǐ秕
kāng糠
。
Those empty theories are nothing but the chaff of thought.
Zài在
tā他
yǎn眼
zhōng中
，
shì世
sú俗
de的
míng名
lì利
dōu都
rú如
tóng同
bǐ秕
kāng糠
。
In his eyes, worldly fame and fortune are like worthless chaff.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
qǔ取
qí其
jīng精
huá华
，
qì弃
qí其
bǐ秕
kāng糠
。
We must take the essence and discard the dross.