蟊贼

Traditional: 蟊賊

máo zéi

Dictionary entry

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings

What does 蟊贼 mean?

蟊贼 (máo zéi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1insect that damages cereal crop seedlings

2(lit. and fig.) vermin

3a person harmful to the country and the people

Character breakdown

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蟊máoSpanish fly · grain-eating grub 贼zéithief; robber · (bound form) traitor; subversive

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蟊贼

máo zéi

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