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蠹国病民 — “To corrupt and weaken the foundations of a society”

蠹国病民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to corrupt and weaken the foundations of a society”. Bringing harm and suffering to its people. Literally, “Worm the country, sicken the people”.

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蠹国病民 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蠹国病民 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蠹
dù24damaging worm or corrupting influence
国
guó8country or China
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
民
mín5the common people

Example Sentence with 蠹国病民

少数人利用管理漏洞中饱私囊,其行径无异于蠹国病民,最终会损害所有人的利益。
The actions of a few individuals who exploit management loopholes for personal enrichment are tantamount to undermining the public welfare and causing detriment to the community, ultimately harming everyone's interests.

Idioms Related to 蠹国病民

Synonyms of 蠹国病民

  • 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

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
  • dù蠹zhèng政hài害mín民corrupt governance, harm people

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Questions about 蠹国病民

What does 蠹国病民 mean?

蠹国病民 (dù guó bìng mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to corrupt and weaken the foundations of a society”.

How do you pronounce 蠹国病民?

蠹国病民 is pronounced dù guó bìng mín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蠹国病民 literally mean?

Literally, 蠹国病民 means “Worm the country, sicken the people”. It is used to mean “to corrupt and weaken the foundations of a society”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蠹国病民?

危害国家和人民。同“蠹国害民”。

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