枯株朽木 — “A person or thing that is decrepit, useless, or obsolete”
枯株朽木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person or thing that is decrepit, useless, or obsolete”. Someone who is no longer capable or has outlived their usefulness. Literally, “Withered stump and rotten wood”.
枯株朽木 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 枯
- kū枯tǐ体huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯xíng形huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯mù木zài再shēng生to revive like a withered tree
- kū枯mù木fā发róng荣withered tree regains vitality
- kū枯mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly apathetic or despondent
- kū枯mù木shēng生huā花revive from a hopeless state
- kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春to revive after decline
- kū枯běn本jié竭yuán源damage the foundation or basis
- kū枯xiǔ朽zhī之yú余one's remaining withered and decayed years
- kū枯yáng杨zhī之tí稊old man marries young wife
- kū枯yáng杨shēng生huá华old woman's brief good fortune
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What does 枯株朽木 mean?
枯株朽木 (kū zhū xiǔ mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person or thing that is decrepit, useless, or obsolete”.
How do you pronounce 枯株朽木?
枯株朽木 is pronounced kū zhū xiǔ mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枯株朽木 literally mean?
Literally, 枯株朽木 means “Withered stump and rotten wood”. It is used to mean “a person or thing that is decrepit, useless, or obsolete”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枯株朽木?
株：露出地面的树根。朽：腐朽，腐烂。枯死的树桩，腐朽的树木。比喻衰朽的，没有多大用处的人或物。