南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

CHARACTERS

南 nán
HSK 3
south; southern part; southward
箕 jī sieve; dust pan, garbage bag
北 běi
HSK 1
north; northern; northward
斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure