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蠹政害民 — “To corrupt public affairs and cause suffering to the populace”

蠹政害民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to corrupt public affairs and cause suffering to the populace”. To undermine good governance and inflict hardship upon the people. Literally, “Corrupt governance, harm people”.

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蠹政害民 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹政害民 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
政
zhèng9governance and public affairs
害
hài10cause harm or damage
民
mín5the common people

Example Sentence with 蠹政害民

一些目光短浅的做法,最终会蠹政害民,给整个社区带来长期的负面影响。
Some shortsighted practices will ultimately corrupt the collective well-being and harm community members, bringing long-term negative effects to the entire community.

Idioms Related to 蠹政害民

Synonyms of 蠹政害民

  • huò祸guó国yāng殃mín民bring disaster to the country and people
  • dù蠹guó国bìng病mín民Corrupt the country and harm the people
  • dù蠹zhèng政bìng病mín民corrupt administration harms people

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jū居qí棋chǔ处bad elements widely distributed and entrenched

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Questions about 蠹政害民

What does 蠹政害民 mean?

蠹政害民 (dù zhèng hài mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to corrupt public affairs and cause suffering to the populace”.

How do you pronounce 蠹政害民?

蠹政害民 is pronounced dù zhèng hài mín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹政害民 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹政害民 means “Corrupt governance, harm people”. It is used to mean “to corrupt public affairs and cause suffering to the populace”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹政害民?

危害国家和人民。同“蠹国害民”。

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