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to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
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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)
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化
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腐朽
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為/爲
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神奇
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| simp. (化腐朽为神奇)
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化
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腐朽
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为
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神奇
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| Literally: “to turn something rotten into something magical”.
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Etymology
From Zhuangzi:
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.]
《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.]- 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.
- 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.
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.]
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.]- 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.
- 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.
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