蠹眾木折

简 蠹众木折 · 繁 蠹眾木折
Mandarin · pinyin dù zhòng mù zhé

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  1. Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
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蠹
dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
眾
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木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
折
zhé · break off, snap; bend
众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
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4–4–4–2 · du4 zhong4 mu4 zhe2

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dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3

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