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蠹吏
dù lì
What 蠹吏 means
- corrupt officials
The characters in 蠹吏
- 蠹dùinsect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten
- 吏lìminor government official or functionary (old)
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dù lì correctly.
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