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庸夫

Word · Noun

mediocre person; man without achievements

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a mediocre person; a man without achievements or ambition

derogatory

Carries a negative, derogatory connotation implying incompetence or lack of drive.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
yōng庸
fū夫
 ,
xiōng胸
wú无
dà大
zhì志
 。

He is a mediocre man with no great ambitions.

Yōng庸
fū夫
sú俗
zǐ子
qǐ岂
néng能
chéng成
jiù就
dà大
shì事
 ?

How can mediocre people and common folk accomplish great deeds?

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Bù不
yào要
gān甘
yú于
zuò做
yī一
gè个
yōng庸
fū夫
 。

Don't be content to be a mediocrity.