蠹國害民

简 蠹国害民 · 繁 蠹國害民
Mandarin · pinyin dù guó hài mín

Meanings

  1. to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
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蠹
dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
國
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害
hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill
民
mín · people, subjects, citizens
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
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4–2–4–2 · du4 guo2 hai4 min2

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dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4

Cantonese word readings for 蠹國害民. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4

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