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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
腐敗 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
腐敗 ＝ 腐 ＋ 敗
ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ · fǔbài
adjective — corrupt, rotten; noun — corruption

字源 FORM — what the parts do

腐to rot; rotten (豆腐)fǔ
敗to ruin; to decay (失敗)bài
腐敗，豆腐的腐，失敗的敗。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

從裡頭爛（腐）起，整個垮（失敗）下去。
Rotting (腐) from the inside until the whole thing collapses (敗).
關 · Related
失敗shībàithe same 敗, to fail貪污tānwūthe same vice, taking bribes