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hiwbok putkhør tiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiuo'bok pud'khør tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

rotten wood cannot be carved

朽木不可雕

khimseg puttiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiim'seg pud'tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

lutes are out of tune — discord between husband and wife

琴瑟不調

tiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

tattoo, carve, to paint, engrave, adorn or decorate

彫,雕

• hiwbok putkhør tiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiuo'bok pud'khør tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rotten wood cannot be carved — a bad natured person cannot receive moral instruction
  朽木不可雕

tiaw pud pør sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaw pud pør sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

morning cannot guarantee the evening — in imminent danger of death, precarious, in constant fear

朝不保夕

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