Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 饭桶 (fàntǒng) an incapable person

饭桶 (fàntǒng) Rice bucket; an incapable person; nebbish

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“饭桶”的字面意义是装米饭的桶。常用来比喻无用的人或者只会吃饭而什么事也不会做、没有能力的人。

“饭桶”literally means a rice bucket. It is a metaphor of an incapable person who cannot do anything.

Sentences:

1、Tā zǒngshì fàn cuò, guàibude lǎobǎn mà tā fàntǒng.
他总是犯错，怪不得老板骂他饭桶。

He is always making mistakes; no wonder his boss calls him a nebbish.

 

2、Zhème jiǎndān de shìqing dōu zuò bùhǎo, nǐ zhēnshì ge fàntǒng.
这么简单的事情都做不好，你真是个饭桶。

You even cannot finish such a simple task. You are a good-for-nothing.