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蠹
蠹
du4
 
- insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten
 
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齿蠹
齒蠹
chi3 du4
 
- tooth decay
 
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蠹弊
蠹弊
du4 bi4
 
- malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice
 
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蠹虫
蠹蟲
du4 chong2
 
- moth; harmful person; vermin
 
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蠹国害民
蠹國害民
du4 guo2 hai4 min2
 
- to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
 
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蠹害
蠹害
du4 hai4
 
- to harm; to endanger
 
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蠹简
蠹簡
du4 jian3
 
- old worm-eaten books
 
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蠹吏
蠹吏
du4 li4
 
- corrupt officials
 
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蠹鱼
蠹魚
du4 yu2
 
- silverfish
 
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蠹鱼子
蠹魚子
du4 yu2 zi5
 
- silverfish
 
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蠹政
蠹政
du4 zheng4
 
- parasitic government
 
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蠹众木折
蠹眾木折
du4 zhong4 mu4 zhe2
 
- Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
 
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蠹蛀
蠹蛀
du4 zhu4
 
- to be moth-eaten; to be worm-eaten
 
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国蠹
國蠹
guo2 du4
 
- traitor; public enemy
 
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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)
 
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巨蠹
巨蠹
ju4 du4
 
- public enemy number one
 
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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
 
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禄蠹
祿蠹
lu4 du4
 
- sinecurist
 
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霉蠹
霉蠹
mei2 du4
 
- to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books); to mildew and rot
 
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木蠹
木蠹
mu4 du4
 
- wood moth; carpenter moth
 
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木蠹蛾
木蠹蛾
mu4 du4 e2
 
- wood moth; carpenter moth
 
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苹果蠹蛾
蘋果蠹蛾
ping2 guo3 du4 e2
 
- codling moth; codlin moth
 
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窃蠹甲
竊蠹甲
qie4 du4 jia3
 
- drugstore beetle
 
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龋蠹
齲蠹
qu3 du4
 
- rotten teeth
 
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杀蠹药
殺蠹藥
sha1 du4 yao4
 
- mothicide
 
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书蠹
書蠹
shu1 du4
 
- bookworm (literal and figurative); book louse; pedant
 
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条斑窃蠹
條斑竊蠹
tiao2 ban1 qie4 du4
 
- furniture beetle
 
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小蠹
小蠹
xiao3 du4
 
- bark beetle (zoology)
 
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朽蠹
朽蠹
xiu3 du4
 
- to decay and be eaten by worms etc; to overhoard grain so that it rots
 
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淄蠹
淄蠹
zi1 du4
 
- to be worn out