n. (Hira=き) tree, plant with wood stem from which branches grow at some height above the ground; wood, timber, lumber

n. (Trad=木, Pinyin=mu4) tree, wood, timber

adj. (Trad=木, Pinyin=mu4) made of wood, wooden, wood

n. (Simp=木, Pinyin=mu4) tree, wood, timber

adj. (Simp=木, Pinyin=mu4) made of wood, wooden, wood

ru4 mu4 san1 fen1
Eating into the wood by three tenths on an inch.
Originally, this idiom was used to describe forceful calligraphy with bold strokes that ate into the wood. Nowadays the phrase mostly alludes to incisive writings or views. Penetrating. Profound. Keen.

dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1
Dumb like a wooden cock.
To be struck dumb by fear.

mu4 ren2 shi2 xin1
Man of wood with a heart of stone.
Said of a man of strong will unmoved by temptations.

cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1
Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.
Describing a person in a state of strong suspicion and fear. Extreme nervousness. Taking every bush for a bugbear.

Pinyin: mu4
Wade-Giles: mu4
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