| 释义 |
朽木不可雕 | xiǔ mù bù kě diāo | A decayed piece of wood can’t be carved. (literal) • You cannot make a Mercury out of every log. • No man can make a good coat with bad cloth. • Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft. • He who is born a fool is never cured. [同义] 不堪造就 Ill beef never made good broth. [反义] 天生我才必有用 Everything is good for something. [源] 论语·公冶长：“子曰，朽木不可雕也，粪土之墙不可杇也。” |