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Jyutping dou3 cung4
Pinyin dù chóng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. moth
  2. harmful person
  3. vermin
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    bookworm; book lover; bibliophile
  2. noun
    insect that eats into books, clothing, etc.
    (syn.) 剪鱼, 剪鱼仔, 剪虫, 剪鼠, 剪魚仔, 蛀龜仔, 剪蚻, 蛀龟仔, 剪蟲, 剪魚
  3. noun, figuratively
    bad element
    • 這樣的人不過是革命隊伍中的蠹蟲,革命人民實在不需要這樣的“歌者”。
      这样的人不过是革命队伍中的蠹虫,革命人民实在不需要这样的“歌者”。
      zhè yàng de rén bù guò shì gé mìng duì wǔ zhōng de dù chóng , gé mìng rén mín shí zài bù xū yào zhè yàng de “ gē zhě ” .
      Persons of this type are merely termites in the revolutionary ranks; of course, the revolutionary people have no need for these “singers”.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这样的人不过是革命队伍中的蠹虫,革命人民实在不需要这样的“歌者”。
    這樣的人不過是革命隊伍中的蠹蟲,革命人民實在不需要這樣的“歌者”。
    zhè yàng de rén bù guò shì gé mìng duì wǔ zhōng de dù chóng , gé mìng rén mín shí zài bù xū yào zhè yàng de “ gē zhě ” .
    • Persons of this type are merely termites in the revolutionary ranks; of course, the revolutionary people have no need for these “singers”.