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沾染世俗

Mandarin · pinyin zhān rǎn shì sú

Meanings

  1. to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
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沾
zhān · moisten, wet, soak; touch
染
rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
世
shì · generation; world; era
俗
sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
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1–3–4–2 · zhan1 ran3 shi4 su2

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zim1 jim5 sai3 zuk6

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