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蠹简遗编 — “Remnants of ancient books”

蠹简遗编 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “remnants of ancient books”. Fragmentary old texts. Literally, “worm-eaten slips and remaining compilations”.

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蠹简遗编 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹简遗编 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
简
jiǎn13simple, concise
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
编
biān12weave, compile, edit, compose

Example Sentence with 蠹简遗编

图书馆的角落里,静静地存放着一些蠹简遗编,等待有心人去整理研究。
In the corner of the library, some remnants of ancient books are quietly stored, awaiting dedicated researchers to organize and study them.

Idioms Related to 蠹简遗编

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

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Questions about 蠹简遗编

What does 蠹简遗编 mean?

蠹简遗编 (dù jiǎn yí biān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “remnants of ancient books”.

How do you pronounce 蠹简遗编?

蠹简遗编 is pronounced dù jiǎn yí biān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹简遗编 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹简遗编 means “worm-eaten slips and remaining compilations”. It is used to mean “remnants of ancient books”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹简遗编?

泛指残存的书籍。

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