a worthless person; a good-for-nothing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a good-for-nothing; a useless person
derogatoryA highly derogatory idiom. It literally means 'a wine sack and a rice bag', comparing a person to containers that only hold food and drink, implying they are worthless except for consumption.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
jiǔ酒
náng囊
fàn饭
dài袋
。
He idles about all day long; he's a real good-for-nothing.
Gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
bù不
néng能
yǎng养
zhe着
zhè这
xiē些
jiǔ酒
náng囊
fàn饭
dài袋
。
The company can't keep supporting these useless people.
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Nà那
gè个
rén人
méi没
yǒu有
zhēn真
cái才
shí实
xué学
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
jiǔ酒
náng囊
fàn饭
dài袋
bà罢
le了
。
That person has no real talent or learning; he's just a worthless sack.