朽木粪墙
xiǔ​mù​fèn​qiáng

beyond salvage

  • created reference approved 朽木粪墙/朽木糞牆 → 朽木粪土/朽木糞土 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朽木粪墙 / 朽木糞牆 xiǔ​mù​fèn​qiáng

    朽木粪土 / 朽木糞土 xiǔ​mù​fèn​tǔ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 朽木粪墙/朽木糞牆 · xiǔ​mù​fèn​qiáng · beyond salvage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朽木粪墙 / 朽木糞牆

    xiǔ​mù​fèn​qiáng

    beyond salvage

    Metaphor for a person who is beyond help or a situation that is so far gone that it cannot be repaired; (originally) rotten wood and a wall made of dung

    朽木 (literal) → 朽木 · xiǔ​mù · rotten wood 粪 (literal) → 粪/糞 · fèn · manure 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall

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

    created sense