kū​mù​xiǔ​zhū

deadwood

枯木朽株 kū​mù​xiǔ​zhū
deadwood
deadwood; refers to a senile or sick person, or someone who is old and useless; also describes weak and powerless people
reach potential through support
to achieve success despite being weak or old, often through the help of an influential person who paves the way

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BCC Corpus (BLCU)