朽株枯木 — “Refers to a person or force that is old”
朽株枯木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a person or force that is old”. Decaying, and useless, having lost vitality and effectiveness. Literally, “rotten stumps and withered trees”.
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朽株枯木 Pronunciation and Pinyin
朽株枯木 Character Breakdown
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那些曾经的建筑，因年久失修，如今都成了朽株枯木，失去了往日的风采。
Those once magnificent buildings, due to years of disrepair, have now become rotten stumps and withered trees, losing their former grandeur.
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Synonyms of 朽株枯木
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 朽株枯木 mean?
朽株枯木 (xiǔ zhū kū mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a person or force that is old”.
How do you pronounce 朽株枯木?
朽株枯木 is pronounced xiǔ zhū kū mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朽株枯木 literally mean?
Literally, 朽株枯木 means “rotten stumps and withered trees”. It is used to mean “refers to a person or force that is old”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朽株枯木?
比喻衰朽的力量或衰老无用的人。同“枯木朽株”。