父親生前留下來的老古董，原來只是一堆不值錢的垃圾。

The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 父親 fùqīn
  1. father
  2. also pr. fùqin

classifier: 個
2 生前 shēngqián
  1. (of a deceased) during one's life
  2. while living
3 留下 liúxià
  1. to leave behind
  2. to stay behind
  3. to remain
  4. to keep
  5. not to let (sb) go
4 來的 láide
  1. (regional, chiefly Cantonese-influenced Mandarin, colloquial) synonym of 來著 /来着 (láizhe)
  2. at; in
  3. synonym of 來著 /来着 (láizhe)
  4. to be at; to be in; to exist
  5. used to indicate the continuous aspect
5 老古董 lǎogǔdǒng
  1. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) old fogey; stubborn old man
  2. antique; old-fashioned or vintage item
  3. old fogey; stubborn old man
6 原來 yuánlái
  1. original; former
  2. originally; formerly; at first
  3. so, actually, as it turns out
7 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
8 一堆 yīduī pile
9 不值錢 bùzhíqián of little value
=10 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 垃圾 lājī
  1. trash
  2. refuse
  3. garbage
  4. (coll.) of poor quality
  5. Taiwan pr. lèsè