"Rot" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 腐败 | fǔ bài | corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten |   |
| 腐蚀 | fǔ shí | corrosion / to corrode (degrade chemically) / to rot / corruption | |
| 腐烂 | fǔ làn | to rot / to putrefy / (fig.) corrupt | |
| 烂 |  làn | soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad | |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà | to rot / to decay / to become corrupt | |
| 霉烂 | méi làn | mold / rot | |
| 腐坏 | fǔ huài | to rot / to spoil / (fig.) to become corrupted | |
| 流水不腐 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ | flowing water does not rot | |
| 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù | lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay | |
| 霉蠹 | méi dù | to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) / to mildew and rot | |
| 根腐病 | gēn fǔ bìng | root rot | |
| 颈腐病 | jǐng fǔ bìng | collar rot / crown rot | |
| 出头的椽子先烂 | chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn | lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack | |
