xiǔ​mù​bù​kě​diāo​yě

rotten wood cannot be carved

Senses

朽木不可雕也 xiǔ​mù​bù​kě​diāo​yě rotten wood cannot be carved

rotten wood cannot be carved; a person is so worthless or stubborn that they cannot be educated or reformed

References

variant 朽木不可雕/朽木不可雕 朽木不可雕也/朽木不可雕也