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朽木不雕
xiǔ​mù​bù​diāo

unworthy person

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 朽 xiǔ adjectiveverb
    rotten
    rotten; decayed; spoiled; decomposed
  2. 木 mù noun
    wood
    (bound form) wood; timber; lumber
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 雕 diāo verb
    to carve
    to carve or engrave; to decorate with carvings