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朽木不可雕【xiǔ mù bù kě diāo】

lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

朽木不可雕【xiǔ mù bù kě diāo】

lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

朽

HSK 7-9

含义decayed, rotten; rot, decay

拼音xiǔ

木

HSK 31

含义tree; wood, lumber; wooden

拼音mù

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

可

HSK 21

含义may, can, -able; possibly

拼音kě

雕

HSK 7-94

含义engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; used for U+9D70 鵰 an eagle, vulture

拼音diāo