齷濁

简 龌浊 · 繁 齷濁
Mandarin · pinyin wò zhuó

Meanings

  1. filthy
  2. nasty
  3. sordid
  4. impure (motives)
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齷
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濁
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龌
wò · narrow, small; dirty
浊
zhuó · muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy
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4–2 · wo4 zhuo2

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adj

  1. filthy; nasty; sordid; impure (of motives)

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