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沾染世俗

Mandarin · pinyin zhān rǎn shì sú

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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