焦芽败种 (焦芽敗種) jiāo yá bài zhǒng

jiāo yá bài zhǒng set phrase withered spouts are the seeds of defeat
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: A reference for the inability of some beings to become Buddhas (Ding '焦芽敗種'; FGDB '焦芽敗種'; Hsing Yun 2016, p. xvi)