蛀蟲

蛀虫
zhùchóng
  1. insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
  2. fig. vermin

CEDICT

  1. (figuartively) vermin
  2. insect that eats into clothes, wood, books, etc. (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
  3. vermin

Wiktionary

蛀蝕書籍、衣服、樹幹、穀粒等的小蟲。如天牛、衣蛾、衣魚、米象等。

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Entry Composition

1 蛀 zhù
  1. termite
  2. to bore (of insects)
2 蟲 chóng
  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: 條, 隻

Containing this entry

書蛀蟲 shūzhùchóng