德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn

of poor virtue and little talent; unworthy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修ōu yáng xiū)

Characters

Character Meaning
德 dé HSK 5
Germany; abbr. for 德国dé guó; German
薄 bó HSK 5
thin; light; indifferent
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
鮮 xiǎn
fresh; delicious; tasty