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蠹國害民

简蠹国害民 · 繁蠹國害民

Mandarin · pinyin dù guó hài mín

to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

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蠹: dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
國: Look up this written character
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

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