蠹居棊处 — “Dwelling like woodworms, scattered like chess pieces”
蠹居棊处 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to undesirable elements or harmful influences that are deeply entrenched and widely dispersed in various key positions or areas, operating covertly and extensively”. Literally, “dwelling like woodworms, scattered like chess pieces”.
蠹居棊处 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蠹居棊处 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 蠹居棊处
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cán残mín民exploit populace and undermine common good
- dù蠹guó国bìng病mín民Corrupt the country and harm the people
- dù蠹guó国hào耗mín民harm the state and its people
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 蠹居棊处
What does 蠹居棊处 mean?
蠹居棊处 (dù jū qí chǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to undesirable elements or harmful influences that are deeply entrenched and widely dispersed in various key positions or areas, operating covertly and extensively”.
How do you pronounce 蠹居棊处?
蠹居棊处 is pronounced dù jū qí chǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蠹居棊处 literally mean?
Literally, 蠹居棊处 means “dwelling like woodworms, scattered like chess pieces”. It is used to mean “refers to undesirable elements or harmful influences that are deeply entrenched and widely dispersed in various key positions or areas, operating covertly and extensively”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蠹居棊处?
蠹居：像蛀虫一样，深居在蛀坏的器物里。棊：同“棋”。像蛀虫一样深居，像棋子一样密布。形容坏人隐蔽很深，散布在各个要害地方。