化腐朽為神奇
See also: 化腐朽为神奇
Chinese
FWOTD – 28 April 2021
to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
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| trad. (化腐朽為神奇/化腐朽爲神奇) | 化 | 腐朽 | 為/爲 | 神奇 | |
| simp. (化腐朽为神奇) | 化 | 腐朽 | 为 | 神奇 | |
| Literally: “to turn something rotten into something magical”. | |||||
Etymology
From Zhuangzi:
- 是其所美者為神奇，其所惡者為臭腐。臭腐復化為神奇，神奇復化為臭腐。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Shì qí suǒ měi zhě wéi shénqí, qí suǒ è zhě wéi chòufǔ. Chòufǔ fù huàwéi shénqí, shénqí fù huàwéi chòufǔ. [Pinyin]
- What we love is animation. What we hate is corruption. But corruption in its turn becomes animation, and animation once more becomes corruption.
是其所美者为神奇，其所恶者为臭腐。臭腐复化为神奇，神奇复化为臭腐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
化腐朽為神奇
- to find a new use for something that has been discarded; to make a silk purse of a sow's ear
- 《紅樓夢》寫了各種人的男女關係，包括賈璉、薛蟠的不堪情狀，但還是化腐朽為神奇的筆墨，不能刪除的。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1985 May 3, 孫犁, 《小說與色情》, in 《小說雜談》
- “Hónglóumèng” xiě le gèzhǒng rén de nánnǚ guānxì, bāokuò Gǔ Liǎn, Xuē Pán de bùkān qíngzhuàng, dàn háishì huà fǔxiǔ wéi shénqí de bǐmò, bùnéng shānchú de. [Pinyin]
- Dream of the Red Chamber depicts relationships between various men and women, including the wickedness of Jia Lian and Xue Pan. However, those words made a silk purse of a sow's ear and should not be removed.
《红楼梦》写了各种人的男女关系，包括贾琏、薛蟠的不堪情状，但还是化腐朽为神奇的笔墨，不能删除的。 [MSC, simp.]- 人間的高手，製茶釀酒如果出錯，只能接受失敗；但我們的人生在上帝手中，卻可以化腐朽為神奇。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2012 April, 方華, 茶、酒、人生, in 《中信》, issue 600
- Rénjiān de gāoshǒu, zhì chá niàng jiǔ rúguǒ chūcuò, zhǐ néng jiēshòu shībài; dàn wǒmen de rénshēng zài Shàngdì shǒu zhōng, què kěyǐ huà fǔxiǔ wéi shénqí. [Pinyin]
- If a human expert makes a mistake when making tea or wine, he can only accept his failure, but our lives, in God's hands, can be made into something wonderful.
人间的高手，制茶酿酒如果出错，只能接受失败；但我们的人生在上帝手中，却可以化腐朽为神奇。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 化腐為奇／化腐为奇
- 化腐成奇
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