Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「朽木難彫」—details below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「朽木難彫」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
A metaphor for a person who cannot be improved or a thing or situation that is hopelessly bad. Same as “A rotten tree cannot be carved.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiǔ mù nán diāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nau2 muk6 naan4 diu1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
