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竖子不足与谋
竖子不足与谋
竖子不足与谋
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竖子不足与谋

竖子不足与谋 — “This youngster is not worth planning with”

竖子不足与谋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “this person is too immature or inexperienced to be consulted on important matters; one should not scheme or plan with such a person”. Literally, “This youngster is not worth planning with”.

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竖子不足与谋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

竖子不足与谋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
竖
shù9set upright, vertical stroke
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing
不
bù4not
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
与
yǔ3and; with; to give
谋
móu11plan, scheme, or strive

Example Sentence with 竖子不足与谋

在关键的项目决策时,他觉得新来的实习生想法过于幼稚,不切实际,便私下对资深同事感叹:“竖子不足与谋啊。”
During critical project decisions, he felt the new intern's ideas were too naive and impractical, so he privately lamented to a senior colleague, "This youngster is not worth planning with."

Idioms Related to 竖子不足与谋

More idioms starting with 竖

  • shù竖zi子chéng成míng名An incompetent person achieves fame
  • shù竖qǐ起jǐ脊liáng梁brace oneself up

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Questions about 竖子不足与谋

What does 竖子不足与谋 mean?

竖子不足与谋 (shù zi bù zú yǔ móu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “this person is too immature or inexperienced to be consulted on important matters; one should not scheme or plan with such a person”.

How do you pronounce 竖子不足与谋?

竖子不足与谋 is pronounced shù zi bù zú yǔ móu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 竖子不足与谋 literally mean?

Literally, 竖子不足与谋 means “this youngster is not worth planning with”. It is used to mean “this person is too immature or inexperienced to be consulted on important matters; one should not scheme or plan with such a person”.

What is the Chinese definition of 竖子不足与谋?

竖子:小子;谋:计议,商量。这小子不足以商量大事

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