| 无用之树 |
wú yòng zhī shù |
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遥游) |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 无用 |
wú yòng |
useless / worthless |
| 用 |
yòng |
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 树 |
shù |
tree / CL:棵 / to cultivate / to set up |