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蠹国耗民
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蠹国耗民

蠹国耗民 — “To infest the common good and deplete the populace”

蠹国耗民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm society and its inhabitants through exploitation and corruption; to undermine the common good and deplete the resources of the populace”. Literally, “To infest the common good and deplete the populace”.

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蠹国耗民 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹国耗民 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
国
guó8country or China
耗
hào10consume or waste
民
mín5the common people

Example Sentence with 蠹国耗民

一些不法商人为了私利,常常行蠹国耗民之事,最终害人害己
For selfish gain, some unscrupulous entrepreneurs often engage in practices that undermine the well-being of the community and deplete its resources, ultimately harming themselves and others.

Idioms Related to 蠹国耗民

Synonyms of 蠹国耗民

  • huò祸guó国yāng殃mín民bring disaster to the country and people
  • dù蠹guó国cán残mín民exploit populace and undermine common good

More idioms starting with 蠹

  • dù蠹shū书chóng虫pedantic bookworm lacking practical understanding
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折Many harmful factors lead to disaster
  • dù蠹zhòng众mù木zhé折,,xì隙dà大qiáng墙huài坏Many small harms cause major disaster
  • dù蠹zhuó啄pōu剖liáng梁zhù柱nip a potential problem in the bud
  • dù蠹zhuó啄pōu剖liáng梁zhù柱,,wén蚊méng虻zǒu走niú牛yáng羊Small oversights cause great damage
  • dù蠹guó国hài害mín民exploit the state and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国yāng殃mín民undermine the country and harm the people
  • dù蠹guó国bìng病mín民Corrupt the country and harm the people
  • dù蠹jū居qí棊chǔ处deeply entrenched and widely dispersed harmful elements
  • dù蠹jū居qí棋chǔ处bad elements widely distributed and entrenched
  • dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people

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Questions about 蠹国耗民

What does 蠹国耗民 mean?

蠹国耗民 (dù guó hào mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm society and its inhabitants through exploitation and corruption; to undermine the common good and deplete the resources of the populace”.

How do you pronounce 蠹国耗民?

蠹国耗民 is pronounced dù guó hào mín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹国耗民 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹国耗民 means “to infest the common good and deplete the populace”. It is used to mean “to harm society and its inhabitants through exploitation and corruption; to undermine the common good and deplete the resources of the populace”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹国耗民?

危害国家和人民。同“蠹国害民”。

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