腐朽
fǔ xiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

腐朽
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fǔ xiǔ
  1. rotten
  2. decayed
  3. decadent
  4. degenerate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

腐败
fǔ bài
  1. 1 corruption
  2. 2 to corrupt
  3. 3 to rot
  4. 4 rotten
豆腐
dòu fu
  1. 1 tofu
  2. 2 bean curd
反腐
fǎn fǔ
  1. 1 anti-corruption
吃豆腐
chī dòu fu
  1. 1 to eat tofu
  2. 2 to flirt
  3. 3 to tease
朽
xiǔ
  1. 1 rotten
永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
  1. 1 eternal glory
  2. 2 will never be forgotten
腐
fǔ
  1. 1 decay
  2. 2 rotten
腐乳
fǔ rǔ
  1. 1 pickled tofu
腐女
fǔ nu:3
  1. 1 fujoshi (woman who likes mangas about male homosexual love)
腐朽
fǔ xiǔ
  1. 1 rotten
  2. 2 decayed
  3. 3 decadent
  4. 4 degenerate
腐烂
fǔ làn
  1. 1 to rot
  2. 2 to putrefy
  3. 3 (fig.) corrupt
腐竹
fǔ zhú
  1. 1 roll of dried tofu strips
腐蚀
fǔ shí
  1. 1 corrosion
  2. 2 to corrode (degrade chemically)
  3. 3 to rot
  4. 4 corruption
臭豆腐
chòu dòu fu
  1. 1 stinky tofu
  2. 2 strong-smelling preserved beancurd
  3. 3 fig. rough exterior but lovable person
豆腐渣
dòu fu zhā
  1. 1 okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
豆腐脑
dòu fu nǎo
  1. 1 jellied tofu
  2. 2 soft bean curd
贪腐
tān fǔ
  1. 1 corruption
迂腐
yū fǔ
  1. 1 pedantic
  2. 2 trite
  3. 3 inflexible
  4. 4 adherence to old ideas
防腐剂
fáng fǔ jì
  1. 1 preservative
  2. 2 antiseptic
不朽
bù xiǔ
  1. 1 immortal
  2. 2 immortality

Idioms (5)

刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay

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