一文不值

yīwénbùzhí
  1. worthless (idiom)
  2. no use whatsoever

CEDICT

not worth a penny; utterly worthless

Wiktionary

比喻毫无价值。《二十年目睹之怪现状．第四五回》：「这幅画虽好，可惜画错了，便一文不值。」也作「不值一钱」、「不值一文」、「一钱不值」。

重編國語辭典

指毫无价值

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 文 wén
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67
3 不值 bùzhí not worth

Related entries

不值一文 bùzhíyīwén
  1. worthless (idiom)
  2. no use whatsoever
不成材 bùchéngcái
  1. worthless
  2. good-for-nothing
就是因为他不成材他爸看不起他。

It's just that because he hasn't made something of himself, his father won't look at him.

Source: Tatoeba

不值一笑 bùzhíyīxiào
  1. of no value
  2. worthless
不稂不莠 bùlángbùyǒu
  1. useless
  2. worthless
  3. good-for-nothing
泼贱 pōjiàn
  1. base
  2. worthless
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