藏垢纳污
Traditional form:
藏垢納污
Pinyin (reading):
cánggòunàwū
Definitions:
- to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds
Characters:
- 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
- 垢 - dirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful
- 纳 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
- 污 - filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
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