腐朽 Traditional form: 腐朽 Pinyin (reading): fǔxiǔ Definitions: rotten decayed decadent degenerate Characters: 腐 - to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten 朽 - decayed, rotten Traditional characters: 腐 - to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten 朽 - decayed, rotten