朽木不可雕

朽木不可雕 　　Explanation: Rotten wood can not be carved. Analogy of things and people can not make or corrupt and hopeless situation. Also be difficult to carve rotten wood. "Rotten wood does not also make carving." 　　Story: Source of choice in rotten apples "Analects Gongye Chang," disciples of Confucius Zai Yu, beautiful words and spoke pleasantly. At first, like the disciples of Confucius, thought he must be very promising. But soon, kill children exposed lazy problems. One day lecture to the disciples of Confucius, found Zai Yu did not come to lectures, to send his disciples to look for. Moment, the disciples came back to find the report said, Zai Yu sleeping in the room. After listening to sad Confucius said: "rotten wood can not sculpture, not painting the walls, like dirt. When I first heard the words of others to believe his conduct must be the same and he said; now I listen to other people's words, to look at his behavior. starting from the slaughtered children, I changed my mind. " Thesaurus:  Rotten wood is not carved, Deadwood Difficult to carve