藏污纳垢

Traditional: 藏污納垢

cáng wū nà gòu

Dictionary entry

to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing

What does 藏污纳垢 mean?

藏污纳垢 (cáng wū nà gòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing

2aiding and abetting wicked deeds

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藏ZàngTibetan ethnic group · Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])污wūvariant of 污[wu1]纳Nàsurname Na 垢gòudirt · disgrace

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