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hủ_mộc_bất_khả_điêu
hủ mộc bất khả điêu
Vietnamese
Idiom
hủ
mộc
bất
khả
điêu
(
literally
)
A piece of rotten wood cannot be turned into something beautiful.
(
idiomatic
)
It is pointless to try to teach a lazy pupil.
Etymology
From
Middle Chinese
: 朽木不可雕也,糞土之牆,不可杇也.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
) IPA
(key)
:
[hu˧˩ mɜwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˨ʔ ˀɓɜʔt̚˧ˀ˦ xaː˧˩ ˀɗiɜw˧˧]
(
Huế
) IPA
(key)
:
[hʊw˧˩ mɜwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˨ʔ ˀɓɜʔk̚˦˥ xaː˧˩ ˀɗiɜw˧˧]
(
Hồ Chí Minh City
) IPA
(key)
:
[hʊw˨˦ mɜwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˧ʔ ˀɓɜʔk̚˦ˀ˥ xaː˨˦ ˀɗiɜw˧˥]
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