朽木糞牆

See also: 朽木粪墙

Chinese

		rotten	tree; wood	manure; dung	wall
trad. (朽木糞牆)		朽	木	糞	牆
simp. (朽木粪墙)		朽	木	粪	墙
Literally: “rotten wood, faeces wall”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǔmùfènqiáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² muk⁶ fan³ coeng⁴, nau⁵ muk⁶ fan³ coeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǔmùfènqiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheoumuhfennchyang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǒumùfènciáng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕjoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nau² muk⁶ fan³ coeng⁴, nau⁵ muk⁶ fan³ coeng⁴
  - Yale: náu muhk fan chèuhng, náuh muhk fan chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nau² muk⁹ fan³ tsoeng⁴, nau⁵ muk⁹ fan³ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: neo² mug⁶ fen³ cêng⁴, neo⁵ mug⁶ fen³ cêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚² fɐn³³ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹/, /nɐu̯¹³ mʊk̚² fɐn³³ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹/

Idiom

朽木糞牆

a person whose spirit is rotten cannot benefit from education
an unsalvageable situation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朽	木	糞	牆
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 朽木糞牆

Idiom

朽木糞牆 (hiragana きゅうぼくふんしょう, rōmaji kyūbokufunshō)

A piece of rotten wood cannot be turned into something beautiful. That is, a person whose spirit is rotten cannot benefit from education.

References

The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.

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