蚀 (蝕)
shí
Pinyin

Definition

蚀 (蝕)
 - 
shí
  1. to nibble away at sth
  2. to eat into
  3. to erode

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

侵蚀
qīn shí
  1. 1 to erode
  2. 2 to corrode
腐蚀
fǔ shí
  1. 1 corrosion
  2. 2 to corrode (degrade chemically)
  3. 3 to rot
  4. 4 corruption
全蚀
quán shí
  1. 1 total eclipse
海蚀
hǎi shí
  1. 1 coastal erosion
  2. 2 marine abrasion
磨蚀
mó shí
  1. 1 erosion
  2. 2 abrasion

Idioms (1)

偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn

Sample Sentences

偷鸡不着蚀把米。
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ 。
Go for wool and come back shorn.
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别偷工减料，因为偷鸡不着蚀把米。
bié tōugōngjiǎnliào ，yīnwèi tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ 。
Don’t skimp on the materials because you might go for wool and come back shorn.
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