shí
to nibble away at sth
to eat into
to erode
fǔ shí
corrosion
to corrode (degrade chemically)
to rot
corruption
bō shí
to corrode
to expose by corrosion (geology)
róng shí
dissolving
erosion by groundwater
corrosion
hǎi shí
coastal erosion
marine abrasion
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)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn
xiāo shí
erosion
wearing away
ablation
róng shí zuò yòng
dissolving
erosion by groundwater
corrosion
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
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