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蛀
zyu3
Mandarin: zhu4
Definitions
  1. 1 to bore (of insects)
  2. 2 to eat into
  3. 3 to erode
  4. 4 decayed (tooth)
  5. 5 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 蛀
牙齒腐蛀
ngaa4 ci2 fu6 zyu3
tooth decay
撚食冇蛀牙
sat6 sik6 mou6 ci2 ngaa6
[[certainly can be eaten without anything sticking in the teeth]] a sure win.
蛀米大蟲
zyu3 mai5 daai6 cung4
lazy person; one who is not willing to look for work (slang)
蛀牙
zyu3 ngaa4
tooth decay; dental caries; a cavity [Syn.] 齲齒
畀蟲蛀
bei2 cung4 zyu3
spoiled from having been eaten by insects
腐蛀
fu6 zyu3
decay
蛀書蟲
zyu3 syu1 cung4
a bookworm
蟲蛀
cung4 zyu3
moth-eaten
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