朽条腐索 — “Something extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable”
朽条腐索 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable”. A precarious or unstable support; on the verge of collapse. Literally, “Rotten strips and decaying ropes”.
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朽条腐索 Pronunciation and Pinyin
朽条腐索 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 朽条腐索
这段友谊维系在朽条腐索之上，稍有风吹草动就会断裂。
This friendship is hanging by a rotten rope, ready to snap at the slightest disturbance.
Idioms Related to 朽条腐索
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- 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彫beyond redemption or improvement
- xiǔ朽mù木nán难diāo雕rotten wood cannot be carved
- xiǔ朽zhū株kū枯mù木old, decaying, and useless
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Open the tool →Questions about 朽条腐索
What does 朽条腐索 mean?
朽条腐索 (xiǔ tiáo fǔ suǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable”.
How do you pronounce 朽条腐索?
朽条腐索 is pronounced xiǔ tiáo fǔ suǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朽条腐索 literally mean?
Literally, 朽条腐索 means “Rotten strips and decaying ropes”. It is used to mean “Something extremely fragile, weak, or unreliable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朽条腐索?
指朽腐的绳索。