朽蠹
xiǔ dù
Pinyin

Definition

朽蠹
 - 
xiǔ dù
  1. to decay and be eaten by worms etc
  2. to overhoard grain so that it rots

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

朽
xiǔ
  1. 1 rotten
腐朽
fǔ xiǔ
  1. 1 rotten
  2. 2 decayed
  3. 3 decadent
  4. 4 degenerate
不朽
bù xiǔ
  1. 1 immortal
  2. 2 immortality
户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
朽木
xiǔ mù
  1. 1 rotten wood
永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
  1. 1 eternal glory
  2. 2 will never be forgotten
衰朽
shuāi xiǔ
  1. 1 decaying
  2. 2 decrepit
  3. 3 aged and crumbling
枯朽
kū xiǔ
  1. 1 withered and rotten
蠹鱼
dù yú
  1. 1 silverfish
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]

Idioms (5)

化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay
蠹国害民
dù guó hài mín
  1. 1 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé
  1. 1 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

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