蛀蚀

zhè zuò fáng wū li dà bù fen liáng zhù dōu bèi bái yǐ zhù shí

这座房屋里大部分梁柱都被白蚁蛀蚀。

Most of the beams and pillars of this house have been worm-eaten by white ants.

táng huì zhù shí nǐ de yá

糖会蛀蚀你的牙。

Sugar rots your teeth.

zhù shí mǒu rén de líng hún

蛀蚀某人的灵魂

gnaw at one's soul

zhù shí rén de xīn líng

蛀蚀人的心灵

corrupt people's mind