cáng wū nà gòu

Traditional: 藏污納垢

藏污纳垢 (cáng wū nà gòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds”.

Meanings

  1. 1to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2aiding and abetting wicked deeds

Characters in 藏污纳垢

藏cáng · to conceal污wū · dirty纳nà · to receive垢gòu · dirt

Related words

藏to conceal藏storehouse藏Tibetan ethnic group隐藏to hide纳to receive纳surname Na收藏to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark纳粹Nazi (loanword)污染(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate宝藏precious mineral deposits藏身to hide储藏室storeroom

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