化腐朽為神奇
huà​fǔ​xiǔ​wéi​shén​qí

to turn bad into good

  • created sense approved 化腐朽为神奇/化腐朽為神奇 · huà​fǔ​xiǔ​wéi​shén​qí · to turn bad into good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化腐朽为神奇 / 化腐朽為神奇

    huà​fǔ​xiǔ​wéi​shén​qí

    to turn bad into good

    (idiom) to change something rotten into something magical; to turn waste material into something of value; to make good use of something useless to achieve unexpected results

    化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 腐朽 (literal) → 腐朽 · fǔ​xiǔ · rotten; to rot 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 神奇 (literal) → 神奇 · shén​qí · magical

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