朽木不可雕
Chinese
rotten wood; hopeless case; good-for-nothing cannot; should not; must not engrave; shrewd simp. and trad.
(朽木不可雕)朽木 不可 雕 Literally: “One cannot make a carving from rotten wood.”
Etymology
From the Analects of Confucius:
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xiǔmù bùkě diāo yě, fèntǔ zhī qiáng bùkě wū yě! Yú Yǔ yǔ hé zhū? [Pinyin]
- Rotten wood cannot be carved; a wall of dirty earth will not receive the trowel. This Yu! - what is the use of my reproving him?
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧㄠ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheoumuh bu4kee diau
- IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: nau2 muk6 bat1 ho2 diu1
- Yale: náu muhk bāt hó dīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: nau2 muk9 bat7 ho2 diu1
- Guangdong Romanization: neo2 mug6 bed1 ho2 diu1
- IPA (key): /nɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proverb
朽木不可雕
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