insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
corrupt officials
to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
to harm / to endanger
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice
parasitic government
Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
old worm-eaten books
to be moth-eaten / to be worm-eaten
moth / harmful person / vermin
traitor / public enemy
bark beetle (zoology)
public enemy number one
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
bookworm (literal and figurative) / book louse / pedant
to decay and be eaten by worms etc / to overhoard grain so that it rots
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay
to be worn out
sinecurist
codling moth (Cydia pomonella)
(archaic) tooth decay
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27