xiǔ​mù​fèn​tǔ

useless person or thing

朽木粪土 朽木糞土 xiǔ​mù​fèn​tǔ
useless person or thing
(idiom) Rotten wood and dirty soil; used to describe a worthless person who is beyond help or things that are completely useless. Derived from the 论语 lún​yǔ describing a student who was too lazy to be taught.

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