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藏污納垢
简 藏污纳垢 · 繁 藏污納垢Mandarin · pinyin cáng wū nà gòu
Meanings
- to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- aiding and abetting wicked deeds
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2–1–4–4 · cang2 wu1 na4 gou4
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cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices
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