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insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten

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radical
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齿蠹 齒蠹 chi3 du4
tooth decay

蠹弊 蠹弊 du4 bi4
malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice

蠹虫 蠹蟲 du4 chong2
moth; harmful person; vermin

蠹国害民 蠹國害民 du4 guo2 hai4 min2
to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

蠹害 蠹害 du4 hai4
to harm; to endanger

蠹简 蠹簡 du4 jian3
old worm-eaten books

蠹吏 蠹吏 du4 li4
corrupt officials

蠹鱼 蠹魚 du4 yu2
silverfish

蠹鱼子 蠹魚子 du4 yu2 zi5
silverfish

蠹政 蠹政 du4 zheng4
parasitic government

蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 du4 zhong4 mu4 zhe2
Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

蠹蛀 蠹蛀 du4 zhu4
to be moth-eaten; to be worm-eaten

国蠹 國蠹 guo2 du4
traitor; public enemy

户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hu4 shu1 bu4 du4
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)

巨蠹 巨蠹 ju4 du4
public enemy number one

流水不腐,户枢不蠹 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹 liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3 - hu4 shu1 bu4 du4
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity prevents decay

禄蠹 祿蠹 lu4 du4
sinecurist

霉蠹 霉蠹 mei2 du4
to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books); to mildew and rot

木蠹 木蠹 mu4 du4
wood moth; carpenter moth

木蠹蛾 木蠹蛾 mu4 du4 e2
wood moth; carpenter moth

苹果蠹蛾 蘋果蠹蛾 ping2 guo3 du4 e2
codling moth; codlin moth

窃蠹甲 竊蠹甲 qie4 du4 jia3
drugstore beetle

龋蠹 齲蠹 qu3 du4
rotten teeth

杀蠹药 殺蠹藥 sha1 du4 yao4
mothicide

书蠹 書蠹 shu1 du4
bookworm (literal and figurative); book louse; pedant

条斑窃蠹 條斑竊蠹 tiao2 ban1 qie4 du4
furniture beetle

小蠹 小蠹 xiao3 du4
bark beetle (zoology)

朽蠹 朽蠹 xiu3 du4
to decay and be eaten by worms etc; to overhoard grain so that it rots

淄蠹 淄蠹 zi1 du4
to be worn out