书蠹 書蠹
书蠹 書蠹 shū dù ㄕㄨ ㄉㄨˋ syu1 dou3
- bookworm (literal and figurative)
- book louse
- pedant
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More words with these characters
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
蠹
- 国蠹 國蠹 guó dù ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨˋ gwok3 dou3 traitor
- 小蠹 xiǎo dù ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨˋ siu2 dou3 bark beetle (zoology)
- 巨蠹 jù dù ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄨˋ geoi6 dou3 public enemy number one
- 朽蠹 xiǔ dù ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨˋ nau2 dou3 to decay and be eaten by worms etc
- 淄蠹 zī dù ㄗ ㄉㄨˋ zi1 dou3 to be worn out
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- 禄蠹 祿蠹 lù dù ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ luk6 dou3 sinecurist
- 蠹吏 dù lì ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ dou3 lei6 corrupt officials
- 蠹害 dù hài ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄞˋ dou3 hoi6 to harm
- 蠹弊 dù bì ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ dou3 bai6 malpractice
- 蠹政 dù zhèng ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ dou3 zing3 parasitic government
- 蠹简 蠹簡 dù jiǎn ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dou3 gaan2 old worm-eaten books
- 蠹蛀 dù zhù ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ dou3 zyu3 to be moth-eaten
- 蠹虫 蠹蟲 dù chóng ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ dou3 cung4 moth
- 蠹鱼 蠹魚 dù yú ㄉㄨˋ ㄩˊ dou3 jyu2 silverfish
- 齿蠹 齒蠹 chǐ dù ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˋ ci2 dou3 (archaic) tooth decay
- 木蠹蛾 mù dù é ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄜˊ muk6 dou3 ngo4 wood moth
- 蠹鱼子 蠹魚子 dù yú zi ㄉㄨˋ ㄩˊ ˙ㄗ dou3 jyu2 zi2 silverfish
- 户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hù shū bù dù ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ wu6 syu1 bat1 dou3 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
- 苹果蠹蛾 蘋果蠹蛾 píng guǒ dù é ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ ㄜˊ ping4 gwo2 dou3 ngo4 codling moth (Cydia pomonella)
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
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- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hù shū bù dù ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ wu6 syu1 bat1 dou3 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten