







户枢不朽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Regular activity prevents decay or stagnation”. Just as a frequently used door hinge will not rot. Literally, “A frequently used door pivot does not rot”.

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Open the tool →户枢不朽 (hù shū bù xiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Regular activity prevents decay or stagnation”.
户枢不朽 is pronounced hù shū bù xiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 户枢不朽 means “a frequently used door pivot does not rot”. It is used to mean “Regular activity prevents decay or stagnation”.
户枢:门的转轴;朽:腐烂,败坏。经常转动的门轴就不会朽坏。比喻经常运动的东西不易受侵蚀。