hủ mộc bất khả điêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 朽木不可雕.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hu˧˩ məwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaː˧˩ ʔɗiəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊw˧˨ məwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaː˧˨ ʔɗiw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ məwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaː˨˩˦ ʔɗiw˧˧] ~ [hʊw˨˩˦ məwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaː˨˩˦ ʔɗiw˧˧]

Idiom

hủ mộc bất khả điêu

  1. (literally) A piece of rotten wood cannot be turned into something beautiful.
  2. (idiomatic) It is pointless to try to teach a lazy pupil.
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