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朽木不可雕

xiǔmùbùkědiāo

ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧㄠ

  1. 1lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
  2. 2fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

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