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朽nau2木muk6不bat1可ho2雕diu1

nau2 muk6 bat1 ho2 diu1xiǔ mù bù kě diāo

English

  1. lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
  2. fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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