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尘垢秕糠
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尘垢秕糠

尘垢秕糠 — “Worthless trifles”

尘垢秕糠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “worthless trifles”. Insignificant or useless things; dross. Literally, “dust, dirt, blighted grain, and bran”.

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尘垢秕糠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尘垢秕糠 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尘
chén6dust, mortal world
垢
gòu9dirt, filth, grime
秕
bǐ9unfilled or shriveled grain
糠
kāng17grain husk or bran

Example Sentence with 尘垢秕糠

这些旧杂志在他看来不过是尘垢秕糠,不值得收藏
To him, these old magazines were nothing but worthless trifles, not worth collecting.

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Antonyms of 尘垢秕糠

  • dòng栋liáng梁zhī之cái材pillar of society

More idioms starting with 尘

  • chén尘gòu垢bǐ粃kāng糠trivial and worthless things
  • chén尘āi埃luò落dìng定when the dust settles
  • chén尘wài外gū孤biāo标unworldly, outstanding, and noble
  • chén尘tóu头dà大qǐ起A great cloud of dust rises
  • chén尘gēng羹tú涂fàn饭childish make-believe
  • chén尘fàn饭tú涂gēng羹childish play or worthless things

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Questions about 尘垢秕糠

What does 尘垢秕糠 mean?

尘垢秕糠 (chén gòu bǐ kāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “worthless trifles”.

How do you pronounce 尘垢秕糠?

尘垢秕糠 is pronounced chén gòu bǐ kāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 尘垢秕糠 literally mean?

Literally, 尘垢秕糠 means “dust, dirt, blighted grain, and bran”. It is used to mean “worthless trifles”.

What is the Chinese definition of 尘垢秕糠?

尘:尘土;垢:污垢;秕:秕谷;糠:米皮。比喻琐碎而没有用的东西。

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