All trees and grass are rotten
Die like a plant, the world does not know. It's a metaphor for a man who has made no achievements in his life.
Source: biography of Zhu Mu in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "he and the grass and trees are decayed, and this is inclined to the gold and stone." usage: used as object and attribute; mostly used in figurative sentences
All trees and grass are rotten
carry forward the cause pioneered by one 's predecessors and forge ahead into the future - jì wǎng kāi lái
all are besotted except one who remained sober - zhòng zuì dú xǐng
Eating pines and drinking streams - cān sōng yǐn jiàn
thousands and thousands of words - qiān yán wàn yǔ