南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu 🔊 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the… + Keep this word Meanings Nán jī Běi dǒu name lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use Its characters 南nánsouthHSK 3箕jīwinnow basket北běinorthHSK 3斗dòuto fightHSK 7–9