"Worm-eaten" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 蠹 |  dù | insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten |   |
| 蚛 | zhòng | (literary) (of a worm or insect) to nibble / to bite / worm-eaten | |
| 蠹简 | dù jiǎn | old worm-eaten books | |
| 蠹蛀 | dù zhù | to be moth-eaten / to be worm-eaten | |
| 霉蠹 | méi dù | to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) / to mildew and rot | |
| 户枢不蠹 | hù shū bù dù | lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom) | |
