morally corrupt, degenerate, or clinging to outmoded ways

to last forever; eternal; enduring

old, feeble, and behind the times; no longer useful

to leave a lasting name or reputation; to be remembered forever

rotting, crumbling, or deteriorating physically or metaphorically

someone who is beyond reform, instruction, or improvement; often used to describe a person lacking character or potential

in a state of moral, spiritual, or institutional decline

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom); to turn the useless into the valuable

to decay and be eaten by worms or insects

withered and rotten

The three ways to distinguish oneself that are not forgotten by history: through one's virtue ([[立德|立德|li4 de2]]), one's service ([[立功|立功|li4 gong1]]), and one's writings ([[立言|立言|li4 yan2]]).