腐蝕 (fǔshí) — to corrode, to erode; figuratively, to corrupt

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腐蝕 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

腐蝕＝腐＋蝕

ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ · fǔshí

verb — to corrode, to erode; figuratively, to corrupt

字源 FORM — what the parts do

腐to rot (腐爛)fǔ

蝕to eat away, to erode (侵蝕)shíthe insect 虫, gnawing; 食 shí gives the sound

腐蝕，腐爛的腐，侵蝕的蝕。

像蟲（虫）在吃（食），一點一點咬壞。

Like an insect (虫) feeding (食), it eats the thing away bit by bit.

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