朽木开始腐烂
[xiŭ mù kāi shĭ fŭ làn]
The meaning conveyed is rather消极 and despairing. In Chinese idiom, '朽木' (decayed wood) means that someone or something is hard to change or form. The phrase implies that things are getting worse with no hope for improvement, which might suggest the user's pessimistic attitude towards life.