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户枢不蠹

hù shū bù dù

4-character word Traditional 戶樞不蠹

What 户枢不蠹 means

1. lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
2. constant activity prevents decay (idiom)

The characters in 户枢不蠹

• 户hùa household; door; family
• 枢shū(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 蠹dùinsect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten

Words containing 户枢不蠹

• 流水不腐，户枢不蠹liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dùlit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)…

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