Chapter 9
Chinese Sayings (Book 1)
Làn Yú Chōng Shù | 滥竽充数
from Season 2, Episode 5: A Man of Great Inability
Everybody knows of someone who can be described by this Chinese Saying. In this week's musical Chinese Saying we look at the lazy poser Mr. Nanguo and his brief career as a Yu player in an all-Yu Orchestra and the wonderful story that gave us a nice useful saying.
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