蠹 dù ㄉㄨˋ
- insect that eats into books, clothing etc
- moth-eaten
- worm-eaten
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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
- 书蠹 書蠹 shū dù ㄕㄨ ㄉㄨˋ syu1 dou3 bookworm (literal and figurative)
- 朽蠹 xiǔ dù ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨˋ nau2 dou3 to decay and be eaten by worms etc
Show 15 more words with 蠹
- 淄蠹 zī dù ㄗ ㄉㄨˋ zi1 dou3 to be worn out
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 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