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Open the tool →驽蹇之乘 (nú jiǎn zhī chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a person or vehicle of inferior ability”.
驽蹇之乘 is pronounced nú jiǎn zhī chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 驽蹇之乘 means “Carriage of an inferior horse and a lame donkey”. It is used to mean “refers to a person or vehicle of inferior ability”.
驽:劣马;蹇:跛驴。用劣马或跛驴拉的车子。比喻能力低下