蠹 ⇒
蠹 dù, insect that eats into books, clothing etc/moth-eaten/worm-eaten
蠹虫 dùchóng, [蠹蟲], moth/harmful person/vermin
吏 ⇒
吏 lì, minor government official or functionary (old)
官吏 guānlì, bureaucrat/official
贪官污吏 tānguānwūlì, [貪官污吏], grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption