烂泥扶不上墙 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

useless (idiom); inept; worthless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. useless (idiom)
  2. 2. inept
  3. 3. worthless

Characters

Character Meaning
烂 làn HSK 5
rotten; bad; crappy
泥 ní HSK 6
mud; clay; paste
扶 fú HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help; to help sb up
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
墙 qiáng HSK 5
wall; variant of 牆qiáng, wall