







粪堆上长灵芝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something precious, excellent, or valuable emerging from a humble, dirty, or unpromising environment; a rare and unexpected treasure found in an unlikely place”. Literally, “Ganoderma lucidum grows on a dung heap”.

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Open the tool →粪堆上长灵芝 (fèn duī shàng zhǎng líng zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something precious, excellent, or valuable emerging from a humble, dirty, or unpromising environment; a rare and unexpected treasure found in an unlikely place”.
粪堆上长灵芝 is pronounced fèn duī shàng zhǎng líng zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 粪堆上长灵芝 means “Ganoderma lucidum grows on a dung heap”. It is used to mean “to describe something precious, excellent, or valuable emerging from a humble, dirty, or unpromising environment; a rare and unexpected treasure found in an unlikely place”.
灵芝:菌类植物,古人以为吃了可以长生。比喻在卑下的环境中产生出高贵的东西