xiǔ dù
朽蠹 (xiǔ dù) is a Chinese word meaning “to decay and be eaten by worms etc; to overhoard grain so that it rots”.
Meanings
- 1to decay and be eaten by worms etc
- 2to overhoard grain so that it rots
Characters in 朽蠹
Related words
腐朽rotten不朽to last forever; eternal; enduring朽rotten永垂不朽eternal glory朽木rotten wood老朽decrepit and behind the times; old; useless蠹insect that eats into books, clothing etc蠹虫moth朽烂rotten三不朽the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])化腐朽为神奇lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)朽坏rotten