一无可取 yī wú kě qǔ completely useless

Explanation

指没有任何一点可取之处，完全没有优点。

Refers to something that has absolutely no merits or advantages, completely worthless.

Origin Story

从前，有个书生名叫王二，他自诩才高八斗，却只会纸上谈兵，实际操作能力极差。一次，县里举办耕读大赛，他兴冲冲地参加，准备大展身手。然而，他种的庄稼枯萎了，养的牲畜生病了，做的农具也极其简陋，根本无法使用。评委们看完他的成果后，摇头叹息："王二的参赛作品，一无可取。"王二灰心丧气地回家了，这次比赛让他明白，空有理论知识是远远不够的，必须具备实践能力才能有所成就。

congqian, you ge shusheng ming jiao wang er, ta zi xu cai gao ba dou, que zhi hui zhishi tanbing, shiji caozuo nengli ji cha. yici, xianli juban gengdu dasai, ta xingchongchong di canjia, zhunbei dazhan shenshou. raner, ta zhong de zhuangjia kuwei le, yang de shengchu shengbing le, zuo de nongju ye jiqi jianlou, genben wufa shiyong. pingwei men kan wan ta de chengguo hou, yaotou tanxi: "wang er de cancai zuopin, yi wuke qu." wang er huixin sangqi di huijia le, zheci bisa rang ta mingbai, kong you lilun zhishi shi yuan yuan bugou de, bixu jubu shijian nengli cai neng yousuo chengjiu.

Once upon a time, there was a scholar named Wang Er who boasted of his great talent but was only good at theorizing and extremely inept in practice. Once, the county held a farming and reading competition, and he excitedly participated, preparing to show off his skills. However, his crops withered, his livestock fell ill, and the tools he made were extremely crude and unusable. After the judges reviewed his results, they shook their heads and sighed: "Wang Er's entry is completely worthless." Wang Er went home dejected. This competition taught him that theoretical knowledge alone is far from enough; practical skills are essential for achieving something.

Usage

形容事物毫无优点，完全没有价值。

xingrong shiwu haowu youdian,wanquan meiyou jiazhi

Describes something that is completely worthless and without any use.

Examples

  • 他的计划漏洞百出，一无可取。

    tade jihua loudu bai chu,yi wuke qu.

    His plan is full of loopholes and is completely useless.

  • 这篇论文毫无新意，一无可取。

    zhepian lunwen haowu xinyi,yi wuke qu.

    This paper is completely unoriginal and offers nothing new.

Related Idioms

  • 一无是处

  • 毫无价值

  • 不堪入目

Opposite Idioms

  • 十全十美

  • 完美无缺