朽木不可雕也
xiǔ​mù​bù​kě​diāo​yě

rotten wood cannot be carved

  • created sense approved 朽木不可雕也 · xiǔ​mù​bù​kě​diāo​yě · rotten wood cannot be carved — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    朽木 (literal) → 朽木 · xiǔ​mù · good-for-nothing 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]

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