"rot" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
腐败腐敗	fǔ bài	corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten	syn
腐蚀腐蝕	fǔ shí	corrosion / to corrode (degrade chemically) / to rot / corruption	syn
腐烂腐爛	fǔ làn	to rot / to putrefy / (fig.) corrupt	syn
烂爛	làn	soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad	syn
腐化	fǔ huà	to rot / to decay / to become corrupt	syn
霉烂霉爛	méi làn	mold / rot	syn
腐坏腐壞	fǔ huài	to rot / to spoil / (fig.) to become corrupted

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
流水不腐	liú shuǐ bù fǔ	flowing water does not rot	syn
流水不腐，户枢不蠹流水不腐，戶樞不蠹	liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù	lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay
霉蠹	méi dù	to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) / to mildew and rot
根腐病	gēn fǔ bìng	root rot
颈腐病頸腐病	jǐng fǔ bìng	collar rot / crown rot
出头的椽子先烂出頭的椽子先爛	chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn	lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

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