xiǔ mù bù kě diāo
朽木不可雕 (xiǔ mù bù kě diāo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom); fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear”.
Meanings
- 1lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
- 2fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear