粵

化faa3腐fu6朽nau2為wai4神san4奇kei4

simp化腐朽为神奇also written化腐朽爲神奇
faa3 fu6 nau2 wai4 san4 kei4faa3 fu6 nau5 wai4 san4 kei4huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

English

  1. lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
  2. to change the bad into the good (to renovate wastes and make a miracle)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻善用、改造唔好嘅事物或者廢物，令佢發揮出功效

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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