扶不起的阿斗 in English fu2 bu4 qi3 de5 A1 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

• weak and inept person
• hopeless case

Pinyin

fu2 bu4 qi3 de5 A1 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

扶fu2to support with the hand 不bu4(negative prefix) 起qi3to rise 的de5of 阿a1abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]