朽木难彫 — “Someone or something is beyond redemption or improvement”
朽木难彫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone or something is beyond redemption or improvement”. Incorrigible; hopeless. Literally, “Rotten wood cannot be carved”.
朽木难彫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
朽木难彫 Character Breakdown
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- 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kū枯zhū株useless old person
- 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雕rotten wood cannot be carved
- xiǔ朽tiáo条fǔ腐suǒ索extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable
- xiǔ朽zhū株kū枯mù木old, decaying, and useless
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What does 朽木难彫 mean?
朽木难彫 (xiǔ mù nán diāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone or something is beyond redemption or improvement”.
How do you pronounce 朽木难彫?
朽木难彫 is pronounced xiǔ mù nán diāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朽木难彫 literally mean?
Literally, 朽木难彫 means “Rotten wood cannot be carved”. It is used to mean “Someone or something is beyond redemption or improvement”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朽木难彫?
比喻人不可造就或事物和局势败坏而不可救药。同“朽木不可雕”。