百足:虫名,又名马陆或马蚿,有十二环节,切断后仍能蠕动。比喻势家豪族,虽已衰败,但因势力大,基础厚,还不致完全破产。
a centipede does not topple over even when dead <the influence of a powerful man lingers after his downfall>
百(bǎi)
足(zú)
之(zhī)
虫(chóng)
()
死(sǐ)
而(ér)
不(bù fǒu)
僵(jiāng)