积弊

Traditional form:

積弊

Pinyin (reading):

jībì

Definitions:

• age-old (malpractice)
• long established (corrupt practices)
• deeply rooted (superstition)

Characters:

• 积 - to store up, to amass, to accumulate
• 弊 - evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm

Traditional characters:

• 積 - to store up, to amass, to accumulate
• 弊 - evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm