腐蝕性

简 腐蚀性 · 繁 腐蝕性
Mandarin · pinyin fǔ shí xìng

Meanings

  1. (lit. and fig.) corrosive
  2. corrosiveness
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腐
fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten
蝕
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性
xìng · nature, character, sex
蚀
shí · nibble away; erode; eclipse
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3–2–4 · fu3 shi2 xing4

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