污言穢語

简 污言秽语 · 繁 污言穢語
Mandarin · pinyin wū yán huì yǔ

Meanings

  1. (idiom) filthy speech; obscenities
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污
wū · filthy, dirty, impure, polluted
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
穢
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秽
huì · dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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1–2–4–3 · wu1 yan2 hui4 yu3

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wu1 jin4 wai3 jyu5

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