virtue is insignificant and ability
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d é B ó C á ISH ū, thin: shallow; sparse: empty. It means bad character and talent. He often makes modest remarks. From the water margin.
The origin of Idioms
The 68th chapter of Shi Naian's the complete story of the water margin in Ming Dynasty: "my younger brother's virtue is sparse and talent is weak, how dare I take this position! If you come to the end, you will go too far. "
Discrimination of words
[synonym]: virtue is weak, talent is weak and learning is shallow
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in modesty
virtue is insignificant and ability
turn pale at the mention of a tiger - tán hǔ sè biàn