朽木枯株 — “An old and incompetent person”
朽木枯株 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old and incompetent person”. A useless old person; deadwood. Literally, “decayed wood and withered stump”.
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朽木枯株 Pronunciation and Pinyin
朽木枯株 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 朽木枯株
他虽然资历深厚，但近年来表现平平，被同事私下议论为朽木枯株。
Although he has extensive experience, his performance has been mediocre in recent years, and colleagues privately consider him deadwood.
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Synonyms of 朽木枯株
More idioms starting with 朽
- xiǔ朽gē戈dùn钝jiǎ甲poorly equipped troops
- xiǔ朽mù木bù不kě可diāo雕incorrigible or beyond redemption
- xiǔ朽mù木bù不diāo雕untrainable or unimprovable person
- xiǔ朽mù木zhī之cái才a person of no talent or potential
- xiǔ朽mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly disheartened and lifeless
- xiǔ朽mù木shēng生huā花turn from decay to flourishing
- xiǔ朽mù木fèn粪tǔ土an incorrigible good-for-nothing
- xiǔ朽mù木fèn粪qiáng墙beyond salvage or improvement
- xiǔ朽mù木nán难diāo彫beyond redemption or improvement
- xiǔ朽mù木nán难diāo雕rotten wood cannot be carved
- xiǔ朽tiáo条fǔ腐suǒ索extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable
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What does 朽木枯株 mean?
朽木枯株 (xiǔ mù kū zhū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old and incompetent person”.
How do you pronounce 朽木枯株?
朽木枯株 is pronounced xiǔ mù kū zhū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朽木枯株 literally mean?
Literally, 朽木枯株 means “decayed wood and withered stump”. It is used to mean “an old and incompetent person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朽木枯株?
株：树根。朽烂的树根，枯干的树木。比喻老朽无能之辈