a worthless fellow

a worthless fellow

Rotten wood and dirt wall, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ǔ m ù f è nqi á ng, which means rotten wood and filthy earth wall. It refers to a person who has no future. It comes from the Analects of Confucius gongyechang written by Lu konqiu in the spring and Autumn period.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to a person or thing that cannot be cured

Examples

The master has the metaphor of rotten wood and dung wall.

Idiom explanation

Rotten wood, filthy walls. It refers to a person who has no future.

Analysis of Idioms

Rotten wood and dirt

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius gongyechang written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "rotten wood cannot be carved, and the wall of dung cannot be built."