蠹居棋处 — “Moths dwell and chess pieces are placed”
蠹居棋处 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bad elements are widely distributed and deeply entrenched within society”. Literally, “moths dwell and chess pieces are placed”.
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蠹居棋处 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蠹居棋处 Character Breakdown
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那些不良风气如同蠹居棋处，渗透到社区的各个角落。
Those undesirable trends, like moths dwelling and chess pieces being placed, have permeated every corner of the community.
Idioms Related to 蠹居棋处
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棊chǔ处deeply entrenched and widely dispersed harmful elements
- dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people
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Open the tool →Questions about 蠹居棋处
What does 蠹居棋处 mean?
蠹居棋处 (dù jū qí chǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bad elements are widely distributed and deeply entrenched within society”.
How do you pronounce 蠹居棋处?
蠹居棋处 is pronounced dù jū qí chǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蠹居棋处 literally mean?
Literally, 蠹居棋处 means “moths dwell and chess pieces are placed”. It is used to mean “Bad elements are widely distributed and deeply entrenched within society”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蠹居棋处?
比喻坏人深入社会，散布各处。