蠹书虫 — “Book-eating worm; moth that eats books”
蠹书虫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who reads extensively but without critical thinking or practical understanding, often becoming a pedant; someone who is knowledgeable only in books but lacks practical experience or real-world application”. Literally, “book-eating worm; moth that eats books”.
蠹书虫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蠹书虫 Character Breakdown
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- 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
- dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people
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What does 蠹书虫 mean?
蠹书虫 (dù shū chóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who reads extensively but without critical thinking or practical understanding, often becoming a pedant; someone who is knowledgeable only in books but lacks practical experience or real-world application”.
How do you pronounce 蠹书虫?
蠹书虫 is pronounced dù shū chóng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蠹书虫 literally mean?
Literally, 蠹书虫 means “book-eating worm; moth that eats books”. It is used to mean “a person who reads extensively but without critical thinking or practical understanding, often becoming a pedant; someone who is knowledgeable only in books but lacks practical experience or real-world application”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蠹书虫?
蛀书的虫子。比喻读死书的人