かれき

かれき 【枯れ木 】a dead tree ; 【葉の落ちた 】a leafless [a bare ] tree .枯れ木に花 blossoms on a dead tree .▸ チンパンジーが人間の言葉を話せるようなら枯れ木に花が咲くよ You might as well expect a dead tree to blossom as expect an chimpanzee to speak human language . (!might as well A as B は 「BはAも同然である 」の意 ) 枯れ木も山のにぎわい ‘Even a mountain with leafless trees looks better than a mountain without any trees .’ / ｟ことわざ ｠ Something is better than nothing .