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書蠹

简书蠹 · 繁書蠹

Mandarin · pinyin shū dù

bookworm (literal and figurative)
book louse
pedant

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蠹: dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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1–4 · shu1 du4

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syu1 dou3

Cantonese word readings for 書蠹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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