藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
cáng wū nà gòu
Pinyin

Definition

藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
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cáng wū nà gòu
  1. to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. aiding and abetting wicked deeds

Related Words (20)

shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
wū rǎn
  1. 1 pollution
  2. 2 contamination
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
Xī zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
yǐn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to shelter
  5. 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
  6. 6 to hide oneself
  7. 7 to lie low
  8. 8 to nestle
  9. 9 hidden
  10. 10 implicit
  11. 11 private
  12. 12 covert
  13. 13 recessed (lighting)

Idioms (20)

剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption