扶不起的阿斗 fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu

DEFINITIONS

  1. weak and inept person
  2. hopeless case

CHARACTERS

扶 fú
HSK 5
support, help; protect; hold on
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
阿 ā
HSK 3
prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure