屈谷巨瓠 — Chinese Idiom
屈谷巨瓠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for someone or something that appears grand or impressive but is impractical or useless; an incapable person or thing”.
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屈谷巨瓠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
屈谷巨瓠 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 屈谷巨瓠
他虽然外表看起来很能干，实则是个屈谷巨瓠，遇到实际问题就束手无策。
Although he seems very capable on the surface, he is actually a giant gourd from Qu Valley, utterly helpless when encountering practical problems.
Idioms Related to 屈谷巨瓠
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- qū屈yī一shēn伸wàn万Humble to one, superior to many
- qū屈zūn尊jiù就bēi卑condescend to an inferior position
- qū屈dǎ打chéng成zhāo招tortured into a confession
- qū屈zhǐ指yī一suàn算to count on one's fingers
- qū屈zhǐ指kě可shǔ数can be counted on one's fingers
- qū屈zhǐ指ér而shù数very few, can be counted on fingers
- qū屈gǔ榖jù巨hù瓠impressive but useless
- qū屈xī膝qiú求hé和kneel and surrender for peace
- qū屈yàn艳bān班xiāng香eloquent and richly flavored literary works
- qū屈jié节bēi卑tǐ体humble oneself to curry favor
- qū屈jié节rǔ辱mìng命Compromise integrity and fail mission
- qū屈huò蠖qiú求shēn伸Bend to stretch; retreat to advance
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What does 屈谷巨瓠 mean?
屈谷巨瓠 (qū gǔ jù hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for someone or something that appears grand or impressive but is impractical or useless; an incapable person or thing”.
How do you pronounce 屈谷巨瓠?
屈谷巨瓠 is pronounced qū gǔ jù hù in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 屈谷巨瓠?
比喻无用者。