朽xiǔ ❶ （腐烂） rotten; decayed: 枯木 ～ 株 withered trees and rotten stumps
❷ （衰老） senile: 老 ～ old and useless
◆朽长木 sundrikite; 朽根 butt rot; 朽迈 [书] old and weak; senile; 朽木 rotten wood or tree; a hopeless case; a good-for-nothing; 朽木不可雕也 Decayed wood cannot be carved — a useless fellow.; A useless man cannot be made good.; a helpless case; an intractable person; an unteachable pupil; a useless fellow [man; person]; One cannot carve in rotten wood.; 朽木粪土 decayed wood or manure — a worthless fellow; a worthless person; rotten wood and dirt; useless stuff [things]; 朽木菌 house fungi; 朽索之戒 the warning of a decayed string |