扶不起的阿斗

fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. weak and inept person
  2. 2. hopeless case

Child Words of 扶不起的阿斗

不
bù

no; not so

扶
fú

to support with the hand

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

斗
dòu

to fight

阿
ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity

阿
ē

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

阿斗
ā dǒu

A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[liú shàn] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263