鸠巢计拙 — “To be unskilled or inept at managing one's affairs or livelihood”
鸠巢计拙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unskilled or inept at managing one's affairs or livelihood”. To be poor at making a living.
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鸠巢计拙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鸠巢计拙 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 鸠巢计拙
他虽然满腔抱负，可惜鸠巢计拙，迟迟未能找到合适的生计。
Although he was full of ambition, he was unfortunately inept at managing his livelihood and had yet to find a suitable way to make ends meet.
Idioms Related to 鸠巢计拙
More idioms starting with 鸠
- jiū鸠jiàn僭què鹊cháo巢usurp another's place
- jiū鸠zhàn占què鹊cháo巢usurp another's nest
- jiū鸠duó夺què鹊cháo巢usurp another's place
- jiū鸠jū居què鹊cháo巢usurp another's home or position
- jiū鸠gōng工pǐ庀cái材Gather workers and prepare materials
- jiū鸠xíng形gǔ鹄miàn面extremely emaciated and haggard
- jiū鸠chē车zhú竹mǎ马innocent days of youth
- jiū鸠jí集fèng凤chí池Incompetent people hold important positions
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What does 鸠巢计拙 mean?
鸠巢计拙 (jiū cháo jì zhuō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unskilled or inept at managing one's affairs or livelihood”.
How do you pronounce 鸠巢计拙?
鸠巢计拙 is pronounced jiū cháo jì zhuō in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸠巢计拙?
鸠：布谷鸟；拙：笨。形容人不善经营，拙于生计