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be not promising; be good for nothing

méi chū xi

没 出 息

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v.be not promising; be good for nothing
- ér zi méi chū xi suǒ yǐ fù mǔ liǎn shang yě wú guāng
  儿子没出息，所以父母脸上也无光。
  A feckless son is a disgrace to his parents.
- tā lǎn duò yòu méi chū xi
  他懒惰又没出息。
  He's lazy and shiftless.
synonym
bù chéng qì不成器 bù chéng cái不成材

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