戶樞不蠹

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See also: 户枢不蠹 and 戶樞不蠧

Chinese

door hinge not; no bookworm; Lepisma saccharina
trad. (戶樞不蠹) 戶樞 不 蠹
simp. (户枢不蠹) 户枢 不 蠹

Etymology

From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》:

流水不腐，戶樞不蠹，動也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
流水不腐，户枢不蠹，动也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
Liúshuǐ bùfǔ, hùshū bùdù, dòng yě.
That running water does not rot, and a door hinge does not suffer from worms, is because of movement.

Pronunciation

Idiom

戶樞不蠹

  1. A door hinge never gets plagued by worms; a rolling stone gathers no moss
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