straw bag; incompetent person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
straw bag; sack woven from straw or grass
Refers to the literal woven container made of straw, often used for carrying goods or as padding.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
cǎo草
bāo包
zhuāng装
liáng粮
shi食
。
Farmers use straw bags to hold grain.
Zhè这
xiē些
cǎo草
bāo包
shì是
yòng用
lái来
bǎo保
hù护
bō玻
li璃
píng瓶
de的
。
These straw bags are used to protect glass bottles.
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Tā他
káng扛
zhe着
liǎng两
gè个
cǎo草
bāo包
zǒu走
jìn进
le了
cāng仓
kù库
。
He carried two straw bags into the warehouse.
noun
incompetent person; good-for-nothing; useless person
derogatoryA derogatory metaphor comparing a useless person to a bag stuffed with straw (empty inside). Often used with '一个' or '真是'.
Tā他
lián连
zhè这
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
shì事
dōu都
zuò做
bù不
hǎo好
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
cǎo草
bāo包
！
He can't even handle such a simple matter—what a good-for-nothing!
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
guān官
dà大
，
qí其
shí实
shì是
gè个
cǎo草
bāo包
。
Don't be impressed by his high rank; he's actually incompetent.
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Zhè这
gè个
cǎo草
bāo包
shén什
me么
běn本
shi事
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
This useless person has no skills at all.
Xuǎn选
tā他
zuò做
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhēn真
shì是
xuǎn选
le了
gè个
cǎo草
bāo包
。
Choosing him as a leader was really selecting an incompetent person.