Usage of the character 垢
gòu
垢
[垢]
- dirt
- disgrace
yóugòu
油垢
[油垢]
- greasy dirt
yágòu
牙垢
[牙垢]
- dental plaque
- tartar
bígòu
鼻垢
[鼻垢]
- dried nasal mucus
- booger
chágòu
茶垢
[茶垢]
- tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
jīgòu
积垢
[積垢]
- deeply accumulated filth
shuǐgòu
水垢
[水垢]
- limescale
wūgòu
污垢
[汙垢]
- dirt; filth; grime
wūgòu
污垢
[污垢]
- filth
nígòu
泥垢
[泥垢]
- dirt
- grime
ěrgòu
耳垢
[耳垢]
- earwax
qùgòujì
去垢剂
[去垢劑]
- detergent
chúgòujì
除垢剂
[除垢劑]
- detergent
chúnzhēnwúgòu
纯真无垢
[純真無垢]
- pure of heart
péngtóugòumiàn
蓬头垢面
[蓬頭垢面]
- messy hair and dirty face
- bad appearance
zǎogòusuǒcī
澡垢索疵
[澡垢索疵]
- to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
- to nitpick
cánggòunàwū
藏垢纳污
[藏垢納污]
- to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds
rěngòutōushēng
忍垢偷生
[忍垢偷生]
- to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
rěnrǔhángòu
忍辱含垢
[忍辱含垢]
- to eat humble pie
- to accept humiliation
- to turn the other cheek
hángòu-rěnrǔ
含垢忍辱
[含垢忍辱]
- (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
péngshǒugòumiàn
蓬首垢面
[蓬首垢面]
- lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
- of unkempt appearance (idiom)
cángwūnàgòu
藏污纳垢
[藏污納垢]
- to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds