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蚀 (蝕)

shí

Definition

to nibble away at sth
to eat into
to erode

Character Decomposition

Related words (24)

to etch; engraving

to erode; to corrode

partial eclipse

total eclipse

glaciated; eroded by ice

to erode; erosion

to corrode; to expose by corrosion (geology)

wave erosion

coastal erosion; marine abrasion

erosion; wearing away; ablation

dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion

erosion; abrasion

to resist corrosion

corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption

to corrupt; to erode

corrosion; rust

rain erosion

wind erosion

bái shí zhèng

vitiligo

proof against corrosion

a corrosive (chemical)

qīn shí zuò yòng

erosion

róng shí zuò yòng

dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion

偷鸡不着蚀把米

tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷鸡不成蚀把米

Idioms (1)

偷鸡不成蚀把米

tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

(lit.) to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); (fig.) to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn

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