lack virtue and ability

lack virtue and ability

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d é B ó n é ngxi ǎ n, which means that virtue is shallow and talent is insufficient. It comes from Ouyang Xiu's longgangqian watch in Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty wrote in his watch of longgangqian: "I want to know that my husband's virtue is weak and good, and he was stolen by the time. Fortunately, the whole festival did not humiliate his predecessor, so he had his own origin."

Idiom usage

The emperor I got, but it turned out to be a bubble. I'm weak in virtue, and I can't say more. (Chapter 67 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xiaofu)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: lack of talent and shallow learning antonym: high prestige, both ability and political integrity