WordTOCFL Level 5transitive stative verbTaiwan frequency #18,071

腐蝕

fǔshí

“chemical degradation of materials by acids, bases, or salts; gradual destruction or erosion of a substance; moral or behavioral decay; corruption; to corrode”

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腐

fǔ·ㄈㄨˇ

To decay or rot; rotten or spoiled; relating to tofu; archaic term for castration; out of touch or pedantic.

蝕

shí·ㄕˊ

To erode or wear away gradually; to eat into or nibble at; to suffer loss or damage; to disappear or diminish.