朽木
Chinese edit
rotten | tree; wood | ||
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simp. and trad. (朽木) |
朽 | 木 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
朽木
- rotten wood
- 朽木不可雕也,糞土之牆不可杇也!于予與何誅? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xiǔmù bùkě diāo yě, fèntǔ zhī qiáng bùkě wū yě! Yú Yǔ yǔ hé zhū? [Pinyin]
- Rotten wood cannot be carved; a wall of dirty earth will not receive the trowel. This Yu! - what is the use of my reproving him?
朽木不可雕也,粪土之墙不可杇也!于予与何诛? [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (figurative) hopeless case; good-for-nothing
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 朽木不可雕 (xiǔmù bùkě diāo)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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朽 | 木 |
くち Grade: S |
き Grade: 1 |
Proper noun edit
- a surname