南箕北斗nán jī běi dǒuthe Sagittarius in the south and the Big Dipper in the north—sth existing in name but having no practical use
? 維南有箕，不可以簸揚(yáng)；維北有斗，不可以挹灑漿。(《詩經(jīng)·小雅·大東》)In the south is the Sieve,|But it is of no use to sift.丨In the north is the Ladle，丨But it ladles out no liquor. 南箕北斗nán jī běi dǒu箕、斗：星宿名，一個(gè)象簸箕，一個(gè)象斗形。當(dāng)它們一起出現(xiàn)在南方時(shí)，箕在南，斗在北。用以比喻有名無實(shí)。a false reputation without reality, sth. existing in name but having no practical use |