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尘羹涂饭
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尘羹涂饭

尘羹涂饭 — “Something useless”

尘羹涂饭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something useless”. Worthless, or illusory, often referring to childish make-believe. Literally, “Dust soup and mud rice”.

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尘羹涂饭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尘羹涂饭 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尘
chén6dust, mortal world
羹
gēng19thick soup or stew
涂
tú10apply, smear, muddy, path
饭
fàn7cooked rice or meal

Example Sentence with 尘羹涂饭

他提出的方案就像尘羹涂饭,根本解决不了问题。
The scheme he proposed was nothing more than dust soup and mud rice, utterly incapable of solving the problem.

Idioms Related to 尘羹涂饭

Synonyms of 尘羹涂饭

  • chén尘fàn饭tú涂gēng羹childish play or worthless things

More idioms starting with 尘

  • chén尘gòu垢bǐ秕kāng糠worthless trifles
  • 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

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Questions about 尘羹涂饭

What does 尘羹涂饭 mean?

尘羹涂饭 (chén gēng tú fàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something useless”.

How do you pronounce 尘羹涂饭?

尘羹涂饭 is pronounced chén gēng tú fàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 尘羹涂饭 literally mean?

Literally, 尘羹涂饭 means “Dust soup and mud rice”. It is used to mean “Something useless”.

What is the Chinese definition of 尘羹涂饭?

涂:泥。尘做的羹,泥做的饭。指儿童游戏。比喻没有用处的东西。

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