useless things
Tujiwagou, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ǔ J ī w ǎ Qu ǎ n, which means a metaphor for something that has no real name but no practical use. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The 25th chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty: "Cao Cao pointed out the formation of Yan Liang's platoon at the foot of the mountain, with a clear-cut banner, a lot of guns and knives, strict and powerful, which was called Guan Gong's saying:" Hebei people and horses, so majestic! " Guan Gong said, "if you look at it from my point of view, it's like a local chicken and tile dog's ears!"
Idiom usage
Combined; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning. example one by one at a loss, crouching on the roadside like ~. Yan Bozhen's the patriotic struggle of Shandong people around the May 4th movement.
useless things
be soft inside despite one 's hard shell - nèi róu wai gāng