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to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
rotten / decayed / decadent / degenerate
HSK 7-9
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rotten
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
rotten wood
eternal glory / will never be forgotten
to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to expound one's theory
decaying / decrepit / aged and crumbling
rotten
withered and rotten
to last forever; eternal; enduring
decaying / rotten / decrepit
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德, one's service 立功 and one's writings 立言 (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传)
to decay and be eaten by worms etc / to overhoard grain so that it rots
to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
rotten
(idiom) even though a person may have shortcomings, there is still room for improvement
lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear


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