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蚀

shí

Definitions

1. to nibble away at sth
2. to eat into
3. to erode

Words Containing 蚀

全蚀

quán shí

total eclipse

偷鸡不成蚀把米

tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

锈蚀

xiù shí

corrosion

偷鸡不着蚀把米

tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]

to corrupt

erosion

rain erosion

corrosion

coastal erosion

a corrosive (chemical)

to erode

wave erosion

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

partial eclipse

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

dissolving

to etch

dissolving

(lit. and fig.) corrosive

wind erosion

erosion

to erode

glaciated

vitiligo

to corrode

to resist corrosion

proof against corrosion