Lingaku- bookworm (literal and figurative)
- book louse
- pedant
Generated definitions (experimental)
- bookworm (literal and figurative)
- book louse
- pedant
This meaning refers to a person who loves reading and spends a lot of time immersed in books, often to the point of becoming overly obsessed with knowledge.
tā他cóng xiǎo从小jiù shì就是yī一gě个shū dù书蠹，jī hū几乎měi tiān每天Dū都yāo要zài在tú shū guǎn图书馆lǐ里dāi待jǐ ge几个xiǎo shí小时。
He has been a bookworm since childhood, spending hours in the library almost every day.
This meaning refers to a tiny insect that feeds on books or paper, often causing damage to literature and print materials.
tú shū guǎn图书馆lǐ里fā xiàn发现le了yī xiē一些shū dù书蠹，gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员bù dé bù不得不cǎi qǔ cuò shī采取措施fáng zhǐ防止tā men它们jìn yī bù进一步sǔn huài损坏shū jí书籍。
Some book lice were found in the library, and the staff had to take measures to prevent them from further damaging the books.
To protect old books, it is necessary to regularly check for the presence of book lice.
This meaning refers to someone who excessively flaunts their knowledge or makes a big deal out of learning, often in a way that is annoying to others.
He always likes to correct others' mistakes, making people feel he is a pedant.
wǒ我bù不xǐ huan喜欢hé和shū dù书蠹jiāo tán交谈，yīn wèi因为tā men他们zǒng shì总是xǐ huan喜欢xiǎn bai显摆zì jǐ自己de的zhī shi知识。
I don’t like talking to pedants because they always like to show off their knowledge.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shū dù书蠹book louseshū dù书蠹chóng虫book louse (literally)shū dù书蠹chéng xìng成性to be a pedantShū书dù蠹qì气bookish attitudeshū dù书蠹zú族the bookish communityshū dù书蠹xíng wéi行为pedantic behaviorshū dù书蠹shào nián少年a bookish youthshū dù书蠹shì式de的xué xí学习pedantic style of learningshū dù书蠹de的xí guàn习惯habits of being bookishshū dù书蠹de的kuài lè快乐the joy of being a bookwormshū dù书蠹shēng huó生活the life of a bookworm