Ministry of Education 《Concised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary》

荼 毒

Bopomofo

ㄊㄨ^ˊ ㄉㄨ^ˊ

Hanyu Pinyin

tú dú

Interpretation

苦菜與螫蟲。比喻殘害、毒害。例荼毒百姓、荼毒生靈