zhù​chóng

wood-boring insect

  • created reference approved 蛀虫/蛀蟲 → 条/條 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛀虫 / 蛀蟲 zhù​chóng

    条 / 條 tiáo

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 蛀虫/蛀蟲 → 蠹虫/蠹蟲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛀虫 / 蛀蟲 zhù​chóng

    蠹虫 / 蠹蟲 dù​chóng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 蛀虫/蛀蟲 · zhù​chóng · wood-boring insect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛀虫 / 蛀蟲

    zhù​chóng

    wood-boring insect

    An insect that eats into or damages wood, books, clothes, or grain, such as a termite, woodworm, or moth.

    蛀 (literal) → 蛀 · zhù · to bore through 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蛀虫/蛀蟲 · zhù​chóng · parasite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛀虫 / 蛀蟲

    zhù​chóng

    parasite

    (metaphorical) A harmful person within an organization or society who causes damage from the inside; vermin.

    蛀 (literal) → 蛀 · zhù · to bore through 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · [person type]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense