朽木不雕
xiǔ​mù​bù​diāo

unworthy person

  • created reference approved 朽木不雕 → 朽木不可雕 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朽木不雕 xiǔ​mù​bù​diāo

    朽木不可雕 xiǔ​mù​bù​kě​diāo

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 朽木不雕 · xiǔ​mù​bù​diāo · unworthy person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朽木不雕

    xiǔ​mù​bù​diāo

    unworthy person

    rotten wood cannot be carved; a metaphor for a person who is too dull or corrupted to be educated, or a situation that has deteriorated beyond repair

    朽 (literal) → 朽 · xiǔ · rotten 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · wood 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense