藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
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Pinyin
Definition
藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
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- to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to hoard
- 2 to collect
- 3 collection
- 4 to bookmark (Internet)
- 1 Tibet
- 2 Xizang 西藏
- 1 Tibet
- 2 Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
- 1 to hide
- 2 to conceal
- 3 to mask
- 4 to shelter
- 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
- 6 to hide oneself
- 7 to lie low
- 8 to nestle
- 9 hidden
- 10 implicit
- 11 private
- 12 covert
- 13 recessed (lighting)
Idioms (20)
剖腹藏珠
- 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
- 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
包藏祸心
- 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
同流合污
- 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
含垢忍辱
- 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
奸官污吏
- 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption