饭桶 (fàn tǒng) — (literal) rice tub; container for cooked rice; (figurative, derogatory) good-for-nothing; useless person; waste of space
Definition
Literally 'rice tub' — now used almost only as a derogatory insult for a useless, incompetent person. Stronger and ruder than calling someone 没用.
noun
(literal) rice tubcontainer for cooked rice(figurative, derogatory) good-for-nothinguseless personwaste of space
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 饭桶，。Tā zhēn shì gè fàn tǒng, lián zhè diǎn xiǎo shì dōu bàn bù hǎo.He's such a good-for-nothing; he can't even handle such a small task.
- 饭桶，。Bié lǐ nà ge fàn tǒng, tā zhěng tiān jiù zhī dào chī hé shuì.Don't bother with that useless person; all he does all day is eat and sleep.
- 饭桶，。Lǎo bǎn mà tā shì gè méi yòng de fàn tǒng, zhī huì làng fèi zī yuán.The boss scolded him as a useless deadweight who just wastes resources.
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