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朽木不可雕

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

Frequency 1.2

Meanings

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